Transcriptionally less active prodynorphin promoter alleles are associated with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A case-control study and meta-analysis

Disease Markers

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Kauffman, Marcelo A ^a   Consalvo, Damián ^a   Gonzalez, Moron Dolores ^a   Kochen, Silvia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Genetics; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Prodynorphin; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODYNORPHIN GENE; RISK; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENKEPHALIN; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ALLELES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENKEPHALINS; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PRECURSORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 44449096721     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/723723     Document Type: Article

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