Association analysis of γ2 subunit of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor polymorphisms with febrile seizures

Pediatric Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-29

  Chou, I Ching ^a   Peng, Ching Tien ^a   Huang, Chao Ching ^b   Tsai, Jeffrey J P ^c   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ABSENCE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GABRG2 GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CHILD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 0038648525     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000069696.96041.34     Document Type: Article

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