Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 335-338 , July 2010

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Matrix Metalloproteinase 9: A tempting relation but negative genetic association

  • Kjell Heuser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division for Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and University of Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 230 70472; fax: +47 230 70490.
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  • Eystein Hellstrøm Hoddevik

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN), University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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  • Erik Taubøll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division for Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Leif Gjerstad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Division for Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Ulf Indahl

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Ås, Norway
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  • Leszek Kaczmarek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Paul R. Berg

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Ås, Norway
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  • Sigbjørn Lien

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Ås, Norway
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  • Erlend A. Nagelhus

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN), University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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  • Ole Petter Ottersen

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN), University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Received 25 February 2010 ,Revised 3 May 2010 ,Accepted 7 May 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00107-X

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.05.003

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 335-338 , July 2010

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