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Replication of association between a SCN1A splice variant and febrile seizures.
Epilepsia - 1 Oct 2011
Le Gal François, Salzmann Annick, Crespel Arielle, Malafosse Alain
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we assessed a SCN1A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs3812718, IVS5N+5 G>A), first analyzed by Schlachter et al. We genotyped 164 patients with febrile seizures (FS) [of those 62 adults with focal epilepsy (FEFS(+)) and 102 children with pure FS (Pure FS)] and 199 matched controls. Moreover, we also tested a third subgroup of 113 patients with focal epilepsy syndromes without a history...
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