Spontaneous seizures: a new mutation in Syrian golden hamsters.
Hereditary spontaneous seizures in the Syrian hamsters are described. The seizures occur in 30 to 60-day-old animals from about 2 to 5 hours. The condition is a simple recessive trait, and the gene symbol sz is proposed.
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D012640:Seizures / Q000235:genetics*