KCNQ2 potassium channel epileptic encephalopathy syndrome: Divorce of an electro-mechanical couple?

Epilepsy Currents

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 150-152

  Millichap, J John ^a   Cooper, Edward C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ3;

BASAL GANGLION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSAICISM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION;

EID: 84870269173     PISSN: 15357597     EISSN: 15357511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5698/1535-7511-12.4.150     Document Type: Note

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