Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 237-241 , May 2010

Association of alpha subunit of GABAA receptor subtype gene polymorphisms with epilepsy susceptibility and drug resistance in north Indian population

  • Ritu Kumari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India
    • ,
  • Ram Lakhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India
    • ,
  • J. Kalita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
    • ,
  • U.K. Misra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
    • ,
  • Balraj Mittal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 522 2668700x2322; fax: +91 522 2668017.

Received 5 October 2009 ,Revised 21 February 2010 ,Accepted 26 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.02.009

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 237-241 , May 2010

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