Mutation analysis of the inwardly rectifying K+ channels KCNJ6 (GIRK2) and KCNJ3 (GIRK1) in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-11

  Hallmann, Kerstin ^a   Durner, Martina ^b   Sander, Thomas ^c   Steinlein, Ortrud K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Idiopathic epilepsy; Mouse model; Potassium channel

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0034615048     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000207)96:1<8::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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