A new paradigm for West syndrome based on molecular and cell biology

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Kato, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ARX; CDKL5; Infantile spasm; Interneuronopathy; Lissencephaly; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

1 ALKYL 2 ACETYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE ESTERASE; ARX PROTEIN, HUMAN; CDKL5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DOUBLECORTIN PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PAFAH1B1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BRAIN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

1-ALKYL-2-ACETYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE ESTERASE; BRAIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33750599689     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.008     Document Type: Review

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