Research on genes susceptible to childhood absence epilepsy

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-302

  Liang, Jian Min ^a   Zhang, Yue Hua ^a   Wu, Xi Ru ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Inheritance; Ion channel

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

EPILEPSY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745310527     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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