No association found between polymorphisms in genes encoding mGluR7 and mGluR8 and idiopathic generalised epilepsy in a case control study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Goodwin, H ^a   Curran, N ^a   Chioza, B ^a   Blower, J ^b   Nashef, L ^b,c   Asherson, P ^a   Makoff, A J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association study; Idiopathic generalised epilepsy; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; Polymorphism; Variant

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOP CODON;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0033985221     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(99)00096-0     Document Type: Article

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