Genome-wide association analysis of genetic generalized epilepsies implicates susceptibility loci at 1q43, 2p16.1, 2q22.3 and 17q21.32

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 5359-5372

  Steffens, Michael ^a   Leu, Costin ^b   Ruppert, Ann Kathrin ^b   Zara, Federico ^c,az   Striano, Pasquale ^c,az   Robbiano, Angela ^c,az   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^d,ba   Tinuper, Paolo ^e,ba   Gambardella, Antonio ^f,ba   Bianchi, Amedeo ^g   La Neve, Angela ^ba   Crichiutti, Giovanni ^i,ba   de kovel, Carolien G F ^j   Trenité, Dorothée Kasteleijn Nolst ^j   de Haan, Gerrit Jan ^k   Lindhout, Dick ^j,k   Gaus, Verena ^l   Schmitz, Bettina ^l   Janz, Dieter ^l   Weber, Yvonne G ^m   Becker, Felicitas ^m   Lerche, Holger ^m   Steinhoff, Bernhard J ⁿ   Kleefuß Lie, Ailing A ^o   Kunz, Wolfram S ^o   Surges, Rainer ^o   Elger, Christian E ^o   Muhle, Hiltrud ^p   von Spiczak, Sarah ^p   Ostertag, Philipp ^p   Helbig, Ingo ^p   Stephani, Ulrich ^p   Møller, Rikke S ^q,r   Hjalgrim, Helle ^q,s   Dibbens, Leanne M ^t   Bellows, Susannah ^u   Oliver, Karen ^u   Mullen, Saul ^u   Scheffer, Ingrid E ^u   Berkovic, Samuel F ^u   Everett, Kate V ^v   Gardiner, Mark R ^w   Marini, Carla ^x   Guerrini, Reno ^x   Lehesjoki, Anna Elina ^y,ay   Siren, Auli ^y,z,ay   Guipponi, Michel ^aa   Malafosse, Alain ^aa   Thomas, Pierre ^ab   Nabbout, Rima ^ac   Baulac, Stephanie ^ad   Leguern, Eric ^ad   Guerrero, Rosa ^ae,af,bb   Serratosa, Jose M ^ae,af,bb   Reif, Philipp S ^ag   Rosenow, Felix ^ag   Mörzinger, Martina ^ah   Feucht, Martha ^ah   Zimprich, Fritz ^ah   Kapser, Claudia ^ai   Schankin, Christoph J ^ai   Suls, Arvid ^aj,ak,am   Smets, Katrien ^am   De Jonghe, Peter ^am   Jordanova, Albena ^am,an   Caglayan, Hande ^ao   Yapici, Zuhal ^ap,aq   Yalcin, Destina A ^ar   Baykan, Betul ^ap,aq   Bebek, Nerses ^ap,aq   Ozbek, Ugur ^aq   Gieger, Christian ^as   Wichmann, Heinz Erich ^ai,as,at   Balschun, Tobias ^p   Ellinghaus, David ^p   Franke, Andre ^p   Meesters, Christian ^a,au,ax   Becker, Tim ^a,au   Wienker, Thomas F ^a   Hempelmann, Anne ^l,av   Schulz, Herbert ^av   Rüschendorf, Franz ^av,av   Leber, Markus ^a,b,au   Pauck, Steffen M ^b   Trucks, Holger ^b   Toliat, Mohammad R ^b   Nürnberg, Peter ^b   Avanzini, Giuliano ^aw   Koeleman, Bobby P C ^j   Sander, Thomas ^b,l,av   Weckhuysen, Sarah ^am   Claes, Lieve ^am   Deprez, Liesbet ^am   Van Dyck, Tine ^am   Deconinck, Tine ^am   Velizarova, Reana ^an   Dimova, Petya ^an   Radionova, Melania ^an   Tournev, Ivaylo ^an   Kancheva, Dahlia ^an   Kaneva, Radka ^an   Martin Klein, Karl ^ag   Oertel, Wolfgang H ^ag   Hamer, Hajo M ^ag   Mei, Davide ^x   Norci, Vanessa ^x   Pezzella, Marianna ^az   Vigliano, Piernanda ^ba   Vanadia, Francesca ^ba   Vignoli, Aglaia ^ba   Coppola, Antonietta ^ba   Striano, Salvatore ^ba   Egeo, Gabriella ^ba   Teresa Giallonardo, Maria ^ba   Franceschetti, Silvana ^ba   Belcastro, Vincenzo ^ba   Benna, Paolo ^ba   Coppola, Giangennaro ^ba   De Palo, Alessia ^ba   Ferlazzo, Edoardo ^ba   Vecchi, Marilena ^ba   Martinelli, Vittorio ^ba   Bisulli, Francesca ^ba   Beccaria, Francesca ^ba   Del Giudice, Ennio ^ba   Mancardi, Margherita ^ba   Stranci, Giuseppe ^ba   Scabar, Aldo ^ba   Gobbi, Giuseppe ^ba   Giordano, Ivan ^ba   Giraldez, Beatriz G ^bb   Ozbeck, Ugur ^aq   Ozdemir, Ozkan ^aq   Ugur, Sibel ^aq   Kocasoy Orhan, Elif ^aq   Yücesan, Emrah ^aq   Cine, Naci ^aq   Gokyigit, Aysen ^aq   Gurses, Candan ^aq   Gul, Gunay ^aq   Ozkara, Cigdem ^aq,bd   Yalcin, Ozlem ^ao   Turkdogan, Dilsad ^bc   Dizdarer, Gulsen ^be   Agan, Kadriye ^bf   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^g Unit of Neurology   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^k STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^l CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

ⁿ Epilepsy Centre Kork   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^q DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^r UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^s UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^t UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^v ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^w UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^x UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^y FOLKHÄLSAN INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Finland)

^z TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^aa GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^ab PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^ac HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^ad PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^ae Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^af CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^ag PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^ah MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^ai LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^aj DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^al ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^am UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^an MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^ao BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^ap ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^aq ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^ar Sisli Etfal Education/Res Hospital   (Turkey)

^as INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^at UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^au GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^av MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^aw DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^ax Aesku Kipp Institute   (Germany)

^ay UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^az G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^ba Italian League Against Epilepsy   (Italy)

^bb 28400 Madrid   (Spain)

^bc MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^bd ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^be MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^bf MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 2P; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC ABSENCE EPILEPSY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870312067     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds373     Document Type: Article

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