Association of GABRG2 Polymorphisms With Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-44

  Chou, I Ching ^a   Lee, Cheng Chun ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a,b   Tsai, Yuhsin ^c   Wan, Lei ^a   Hsu, Yu An ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^c   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR GAMMA2; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; GABRR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME 5; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 33947224258     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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