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Failure to detect association between polymorphisms of the sodium channel gene SCN1A and febrile seizures in Chinese patients with epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Sept 2010
Zhang Chunbo, Wong Virgina, Ng Ping Wing, Lui Colin Hiu Tung, Sin Ngai Chuen, Wong Ka Sing, Baum Larry, Kwan Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Arecent study in Caucasians found an association between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of SCN1A, IVS5N +5 G>A (rs3812718), and febrile seizures (FS). We examined whether this and other tagging SNPs of SCN1A were associated with an increased risk of FS in Han Chinese. A total of 728 Han Chinese patients with focal epilepsy were recruited: 97 had a history of FS (58% male, mean age 35 ± 12 years) and 631...
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