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[Mutation analysis of the SCN1A gene in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2009
Sun Huihui, Zhang Yuehua, Liu Xiaoyan, Ma Xiuwei, Wu Husheng, Xu Keming, Qin Jiong, Qi Yu, Wu Xiru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mutations of the sodium channel alpha 1 subunit gene SCN1A in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) patients and analyze its inheritance. METHODS: Twenty-three patients consistent with the diagnosis of SMEI were selected for SCN1A mutation analysis. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood lymphocytes of these patients and their parents. All the twenty-six exons of the...
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