Lack of an association between candidate gene loci and idiopathic generalized epilepsy in Kuwaiti Arab children

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 815-818

  Haider, M Z ^a   Habeeb, Y ^b   Al Nakkas, E ^c   Al Anzi, H ^c   Zaki, M ^c   Al Tawari, A ^d   Al Bloushi, M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Ion channel gene; Kuwait; Mutation; PCR

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN B; DNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXON; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATIENT; PEDIATRICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEPTOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPIKE WAVE;

ARABS; CHILD; CYSTATINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 27744517989     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-005-9009-y     Document Type: Article

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