Molecular genetics of febrile seizures

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2002, Pages 32-35

  Iwasaki, Nobuaki ^a,b   Nakayama, Junko ^a,b   Hamano, Kenzo ^a,b   Matsui, Akira ^a,b   Arinami, Tadao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Febrile convulsion; Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); Linkage analysis; Molecular genetics

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ALLELE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 19P; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036435524     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.9.8.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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