Genetic association analysis of KCNQ3 and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in a South Indian population

Human Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-463

  Vijai, J ^a   Kapoor, A ^b   Ravishankar, H M ^a   Cherian, P J ^a   Girija, A S ^c   Rajendran, B ^d   Rangan, G ^e   Jayalakshmi, S ^f   Mohandas, S ^f   Radhakrishnan, K ^a   Anand, A ^b  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d West Side Hospital   (India)

^e Sri Satya Sai Hospital   (India)

^f NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTASSIUM VOLTAGE GATED CHANNEL KQT LIKE SUBFAMILY MEMBER 3 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRONS; KCNQ3 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED;

EID: 0141955274     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-003-1003-8     Document Type: Article

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