Association analysis of exonic variants of the gene encoding the GABA(B) receptor and idiopathic generalized epilepsy

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-310

  Sander, T ^a,d   Peters, C ^b   Kammer G ^b   Samochowiec, J ^a   Zirra, M ^a   Mischke, D ^a   Ziegler, A ^a   Kaupmann, K ^c   Bettler, B ^c   Epplen, J T ^b   Riess, O ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; EJM1; GABA type B receptor; Genetics; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EXONS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033588334     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990820)88:4<305::AID-AJMG5>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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