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epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5

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Mondo Description Any epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the CNTN2 gene.
Uniprot Description A form of familial myoclonic epilepsy, a neurologic disorder characterized by cortical hand tremors, myoclonic jerks and occasional generalized or focal seizures with a non-progressive or very slowly progressive disease course. Usually, myoclonic tremor is the presenting symptom, characterized by tremulous finger movements and myoclonic jerks of the limbs increased by action and posture. In a minority of patients, seizures are the presenting symptom. Some patients exhibit mild cognitive impairment. FAME5 is characterized by onset of seizures in adolescence, followed by the development of cortical myoclonic tremor later in life. Inheritance is autosomal recessive.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0014167:  epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5
DOID:0111691: 
UMLS:C3809374: