A splice-site mutation in GABRG2 associated with childhood absence epilepsy and febrile convulsions

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1137-1141

  Kananura, Colette ^a   Haug, Karsten ^a   Sander, Thomas ^b   Runge, Uwe ^c   Gu, Wenli ^a   Hallmann, Kerstin ^a   Rebstock, Johannes ^a   Heils, Armin ^a   Steinlein, Ortrud K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GABRG2 GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0036318060     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.59.7.1137     Document Type: Article

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