A pore mutation in a novel KQT-like potassium channel gene in an idiopathic epilepsy family

Nature Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-55

  Charlier, Carole ^a   Singh, Nanda A ^a   Ryan, Stephen G ^b   Lewis, Tracey B ^c   Reus, Bonnie E ^d   Leach, Robin J ^d   Leppert, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CHROMOSOME 8; EPILEPSY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KCNQ3 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031974209     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0198-53     Document Type: Article

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