Enfermedad de Lafora y efecto fundador en una pequeña localidad neotropical / Lafora disease and founder effect in a small neotropical locality
Rev. biol. trop
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48(2/3): 703-6, jun.-set. 2000. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The Lafora disease is an uncommon genetic condition. Four cases (two families) were detected in Zarcero, a small town in Costa Rica (population under 2000). They belonged to two separate consanguineous marriages but both families had common ancestors. The diagnosis of Lafora disease was confirmed by liver and biopsy in one of the patients. The ages of onset were 13, 14, 16 and 17 years. Patients died after four, nine, six and five year of severe progressive physical and mental deterioration, respectively. The gene for Lafora disease arrive to Zarcero from one of its founders. There are no other cases reported from Costa Rica this is an example of genetic drift, or more specifically, founder effect. Key words Lafora disease, myoclonic epilepsy, founder effect
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Main subject:
Biopsy
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Central Nervous System
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Epilepsies, Myoclonic
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Founder Effect
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Consanguinity
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Lafora Disease
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Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Costa Rica
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. biol. trop
Journal subject:
Biology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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