HCN2, NRTN, CAPS and GPX4 genes are not associated with simple febrile seizures in Chinese Han population

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-87

  Yinan, M A ^a   Yu, Ql ^a   Zhiyue, Chen ^a   Liping, Zou ^b   Fang, Fang ^b   Liwen, Wang ^c   Fuying, Song ^c   Jianhui, Zhang ^d   Dingfang, Bu ^a   Tianjun, Wang ^e   Qing, Lin ^a   Xiru, Wu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^d HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HEBEI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Febrile seizures; Linkage; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALCYPHOSINE; CATION CHANNEL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 4; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE GATED CATION CHANNEL SUBUNIT 2; NEURTURIN;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 19P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33845546998     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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