Genetic variability in glutamic acid decarboxylase genes: Associations with post-traumatic seizures after severe TBI

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 180-194

  Darrah, Shaun D ^a   Miller, Megan A ^a   Ren, Dianxu ^b   Hoh, Nichole Z ^b   Scanlon, Joelle M ^a   Conley, Yvette P ^b,c   Wagner, Amy K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Promoter; Seizures; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GAD1 GENE; GAD2 GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873096613     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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