Lack of GABABR1 gene variation (G1465A) in a Chinese population with temporal lobe epilepsy.
GABA(B) receptor1 (GABA(B)R1) gene is one of the susceptibility genes for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Recently, it is reported that the GABA(B)R1 polymorphism (G1465A) conferred a highly increased susceptibility to TLE. We performed a case-control study to confirm the findings. The study included a total of 112 nonlesional TLE patients and 124 controls of Chinese ancestry. Our study did not show any polymorphism in this locus, and suggested this polymorphism may not be a strong susceptibility factor for TLE among Chinese population.
Ren
Liankun
L
Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
Jin
Liri
L
Zhang
Boyu
B
Jia
Yanbin
Y
Wu
Liwen
L
Shen
Yan
Y
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044382:Population Groups; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B / Q000235:genetics*
D018080:Receptors, GABA-B