Genetic screening of two Tunisian families with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 697-704

  Fendri Kriaa, N ^b   Kammoun, F ^b   Rebai, A ^c   Kolsi, D ^b   Hadj Salem, I ^a   Fakhfakh, F ^a   Triki, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Association; GABRG2; GEFS+; Mutation; SCN1A; SNP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GABRG2 GENE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCN1A GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SODIUM CHANNELS; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449161741     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02570.x     Document Type: Article

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