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[Case-control study and transmission/disequilibrium test of childhood absence epilepsy].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2002
Lu Jianjun, Chen Yucai, Zhang Yuehua, Pan Hong, Liu Xiaoyan, Jiang Yuwu, Du Weinan, Shen Yan, Xu Keming, Wu Husheng, Wu Xiru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether or not the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor subtype A genes GABRA5 and GABRB3 are associated with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE). METHODS: Two microsatellite DNA, GABRA5 and GABRB3, adjoining to chromosome 15q11.2-q12 were used as genetic markers. Both case-control study and transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT) as well as fluorescence-based semi-automated genotyping...
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