Pathogenic role of the X-linked cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 and aristaless-related homeobox genes in epileptic encephalopathy of unknown etiology with onset in the first year of life

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 683-691

  Sartori, Stefano ^a   Polli, Roberta ^a   Bettella, Elisa ^a   Rossato, Sara ^a   Andreoli, Wainer ^a   Vecchi, Marilena ^a   Giordano, Lucio ^b   Accorsi, Patrizia ^b   Di Rosa, Gabriella ^c   Toldo, Irene ^a   Zamponi, Nelia ^d   Darra, Francesca ^e   Dalla Bernardina, Bernardo ^e   Perilongo, Giorgio ^a   Boniver, Clementina ^a   Murgia, Alessandra ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital of Brescia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f Department of Paediatrics Salus Pueri ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

ARX; CDKL5; epileptic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ARISTALESS RELATED HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 5; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79957597804     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810387827     Document Type: Article

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