The genetic and molecular basis of epilepsy

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 300-306

  Guerrini, Renzo ^a   Casari, Giorgio ^b   Marini, Carla ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; ION CHANNEL; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

EID: 0041926619     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4914(03)00116-3     Document Type: Review

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