Genetic variants in the IMPA2 gene do not confer increased risk of febrile seizures in Caucasian patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-427

  Blair, M A ^a   Ma, S ^a   Abou Khalil, B ^a   Hedera, P ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Association studies; Ethnicity; Febrile seizures; Genetics; IMPA2

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; MYO INOSITOL MONOPHOSPHATASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 33947576551     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01702.x     Document Type: Article

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