The lack of association between febrile convulsions and polymorphisms in SCN1A

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Chou, I Ching ^a   Peng, Ching Tien ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Huang, Chao Ching ^b   Shi, Yi Ru ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Febrile convulsion; SCN1A polymorphism; Voltage gated sodium channel

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 0038735544     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(03)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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