Mutational analysis of the SCN1A, SCN1B and GABRG2 genes in 150 Italian patients with idiopathic childhood epilepsies

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-581

  Orrico, A ^a   Galli, L ^a   Grosso, S ^b   Buoni, S ^a   Pianigiani, R ^b   Balestri, P ^b   Sorrentino, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL ALPHA; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL BETA 1;

ABSENCE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PANAYIATOPOULOS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 66549106934     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01155.x     Document Type: Letter

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