A newly identified locus for benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy on chromosome 3q26.32-3q28

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-228

  Yeetong, Patra ^a,b   Ausavarat, Surasawadee ^a,b   Bhidayasiri, Roongroj ^a   Piravej, Krisna ^a   Pasutharnchat, Nath ^a   Desudchit, Tayard ^a   Chunharas, Chaipat ^a   Loplumlert, Jakrin ^a   Limotai, Chusak ^a   Suphapeetiporn, Kanya ^a,b   Shotelersuk, Vorasuk ^a,b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

BAFME; benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy; genome wide linkage study

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN ADULT FAMILIAL MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; TREMOR;

EID: 84872491807     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.133     Document Type: Article

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