Genome search for susceptibility loci of common idiopathic generalised epilepsies

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1465-1472

  Sander, Thomas ^a   Schulz, Herbert ^a   Saar, Kathrin ^b   Gennaro, Elena ^c   Riggio, M Concetta ^c   Bianchi, Amedeo ^c   Zara, Federico ^c   Luna, David ^d   Bulteau, Christine ^d   Kaminska, Anna ^d   Ville, Dorothée ^d   Cieuta, Cécile ^d   Picard, Fabienne ^d   Prud'homme, Jean François ^e   Bate, Louise ^f   Sundquist, Anders ^f   Gardiner, R Mark ^f   Janssen, Guus A M A J ^g   De Haan, Gerrit Jan ^g   Kasteleijn Nolst Trenité, Dorothée G A ^g   Bader, Adri ^g   Lindhout, Dick ^g   Riess, Olaf ^a   Wienker, Thomas F ^b   Janz, Dieter ^a   Reis, André ^b   more..

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c Ital League Against Epilepsy C   (Italy)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^e GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^f ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^g ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 3Q; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPILEPSY; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18544394906     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.10.1465     Document Type: Article

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