A novel locus for idiopathic generalized epilepsy in French-Canadian families maps to 10p11

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 578-584

  Kinirons, Peter ^a   Verlaan, Dominique J ^a   Dubé, Marie Pierre ^a   Poirier, Josée ^a   Deacon, Charles ^a   Lortie, Anne ^a   Clément, Jean François ^a   Desbiens, Richard ^a   Carmant, Lionel ^a   Cieuta Walti, Cecile ^a   Shevell, Michael ^a   Rouleau, Guy A ^a   Cossette, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Genetics; IGE; Novel locus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CANADA; CHROMOSOME 10P; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHROMOSOME 10; ETHNOLOGY; FRANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

CANADA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 10; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE;

EID: 43049123216     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32139     Document Type: Article

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