Suggestion of a major gene for familial febrile convulsions mapping to 8q 13-21

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 308-312

  Wallace, R H ^a,b   Berkovic, S F ^c   Howell, R A ^c   Sutherland, G R ^a   Mulley, J C ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome 8; Febrile convulsions; Genetic linkage

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 0029881889     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.4.308     Document Type: Article

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