BRD2 (RING3) is a probable major susceptibility gene for common juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Pal, Deb K ^a,c   Evgrafov, Oleg V ^b   Tabares, Paula ^b   Zhang, Fengli ^b   Durner, Martina ^a   Greenberg, David A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DP ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BRD2 GENE; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EJM1 GENE; FAMILY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NERVE GROWTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RING3 GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0043167789     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377006     Document Type: Article

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