Evaluation of candidate genes from orphan FEB and GEFS+ loci by analysis of human brain gene expression atlases.

Febrile seizures, or febrile convulsions (FEB), represent the most common form of childhood seizures and are believed to be influenced by variations in several susceptibility genes. Most of the associated loci, however, remain 'orphan', i.e. the susceptibility genes they contain still rema...

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Main Authors: Rosario M Piro, Ivan Molineris, Ugo Ala, Ferdinando Di Cunto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3157479?pdf=render