title: Familial occurrence of the mu rhythm.
abstract: EEGs of the close relatives of patients and normal volunteers with the mu rhythm were investigated. EEGs were recorded from 14 families which included 12 fathers, 14 mothers and 9 siblings. In nine families, at least one nonproband family member had the mu rhythm. The mu rhythm was found in 13 (37.1%) of the 35 relatives. This incidence is much higher than that in a general population. These data suggest that the mu rhythm is genetically determined in most cases. The mode of inheritance might be autosomal dominant.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology