Localization of a gene for benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy to chromosome 8q23.3-q24.1

Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME), an autosomal dominant idiopathic epileptic syndrome recently recognized in Japanese families, is discussed relative to its localization to chromosome 8q23.3-q24.1. The gene locus was assigned by linkage analysis in a large Japanese kindred.