Exploring new gene discoveries in idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Noebels, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channelopathy; GABA receptor mutations; Genetic heterogeneity; Idiopathic generalized epilepsies; Ion channel mutations

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0038185246     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.44.s.2.4.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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