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ASIC1a polymorphism is associated with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsy research - 1 Sept 2011
Lv Rui-Juan, He Jin-Sheng, Fu Yuan-Hui, Zhang Ya-Qing, Shao Xiao-Qiu, Wu Li-Wen, Lu Qiang, Jin Li-Ri, Liu Hui
Abstract excerpt
Recent in vitro and in vivo data show that acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) activation enhances neuronal excitability in the hippocampus and neocortex, indicating that ASIC1a might play a role in the generation and maintenance of epileptic seizures. The aim of this study was to investigate association of the ASIC1a gene with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) for the first time. Six tag single-nucleotide...
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