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Association analysis of exonic variants of the gene encoding the GABAB receptor and idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
American journal of medical genetics - 20 Aug 1999
Sander T, Peters C, Kämmer G, Samochowiec J, Zirra M, Mischke D, Ziegler A, Kaupmann K, Bettler B, Epplen J T, Riess O
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding the GABAB receptor (GABABR1) maps close to the HLA-F locus on chromosome 6p21.3 in the same region to which a major susceptibility locus for common subtypes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), designated as EJM1, has been localized. Moreover, animal models suggest that the GABAB receptor plays a critical role in the epileptogenesis of absence seizures. Accordingly, the present association...
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