GABRG2 gene polymorphisms in Egyptian children with simple febrile seizures

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1514-1516

  Abdel Salam, Sanaa M ^a   Rahman, Hadeel M A ^a   Karam, Rehab A ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Febrile seizures; Gamma aminobutyric acid type A receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; DNA;

ABSENCE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EGYPTIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GABRG2 GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84871272736     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0564-0     Document Type: Article

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