The Armenian Medial Network reported today that a gene which causes a rare but severe form of epilepsy in people is also found in highly bred dogs, and could lead to new ways to treat the condition.

Dr. Berge Minassian of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada and colleagues in the United States, France and Britain found the gene in purebred dachshunds, and were able to breed it out of them.

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