Mutational screening of GABRG2 gene in Pakistani population of Punjab with generalized tonic clonic seizures and children with childhood absence epilepsy

ConclusionA silent mutation was identified at locus 27,909 C > T in 30.66% of the total screened or analyzed cases. However, no single nucleotide polymorphism was identified in exon 5 of GABRG2 in a Pakistani population, in contrast to a study of Chinese patients with childhood absence epilepsy.
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research