Association between D18S474 locus on chromosome 18q12 and idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-12

  Lucarelli, Paola ^a   Rizzo, Renata ^b   Gagliano, Antonella ^c   Palmarino, Mariella ^d   Volzone, Anna ^e   Arpino, Carla ^e   Curatolo, Paolo ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d E Litta   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome 18q12; Genetic polymorphism; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Susceptibility locus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SICILY;

EID: 33846046444     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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