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Peripheral markers of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic system in Angelman's syndrome.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jan 2003
Borgatti Renato, Piccinelli Paulo, Passoni Davide, Romeo Antonino, Viri Maurizio, Musumeci Sebastiano A, Elia Maurizio, Cogliati Tiziana, Valseriati Daniela, Grasso Rita, Raggi Maria E, Ferrarese Carlo
Abstract excerpt
It has recently been demonstrated that patients with Angelman's syndrome who exhibited a deletion on cytogenetic tests show more severe clinical pictures with drug-resistant epilepsy than patients with Angelman's syndrome not carrying the deletion. To verify if this difference in clinical severity can be attributed to genes for the three gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A receptor subunits (GABRB3, GABRA5, GABRG3)...
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