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Is variation in the GABA(B) receptor 1 gene associated with temporal lobe epilepsy?
Epilepsia - 1 May 2005
Tan Nigel C K, Heron Sarah E, Scheffer Ingrid E, Berkovic Samuel F, Mulley John C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)-receptor genes are prime candidates for a role in seizure susceptibility. An association between the c.1465G-->A variant in the GABA(B) receptor 1 gene (GABBR1) and susceptibility to temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has been reported in an Italian cohort. We sought to replicate this association in an independent Australian cohort. METHODS: The 234 patients with TLE and 164...
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