Exploration of the genetic architecture of idiopathic generalized epilepsies

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1682-1690

  Hempelmann, Anne ^a   Taylor, Kirsten P ^a   Heils, Armin ^b   Lorenz, Susanne ^a   Prud'Homme, Jean Francois ^c   Nabbout, Rima ^d   Dulac, Olivier ^d   Rudolf, Gabrielle ^e   Zara, Federico ^f   Bianchi, Amedeo ^g   Robinson, Robert ^h   Mark Gardiner, R ^h   Covanis, Athanasios ⁱ   Lindhout, Dick ^j   Stephani, Ulrich ^k   Elger, Christian E ^b   Weber, Yvonne G ^l   Lerche, Holger ^l   Nürnberg, Peter ^m   Kron, Katherine L ⁿ   Scheffer, Ingrid E ⁿ   Mulley, John C ^o   Berkovic, Samuel F ⁿ   Sander, Thomas ^a,p   more..

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

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

ⁱ Department of Neurology   (Greece)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^p MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Absence seizure; Complex inheritance; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Linkage; Myoclonic seizure

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EUROPE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SIBLING;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS);

EID: 33749659140     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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