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Lack of association between the prothrombin rs1799963 polymorphism and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Apr 2015
Born João Paulo Lopes, Santos Bruna Priscila dos, Secolin Rodrigo, Gameleira Fernando Tenório, Andrade Tiago Gomes de, Machado Luciana Cláudia Herculano, Gitaí Lívia Leite Góes, Gitaí Daniel Leite Góes
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) accounts for 26% of generalized idiopathic epileptic syndromes. The highest levels of thrombin activity are closely involved in the development of neurological diseases, including epilepsy. The prothrombin c.20210G>A (rs1799963) variation, which alters prothrombin mRNA stability, is associated with high plasma prothrombin levels. OBJECTIVE: The present study was...
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