Evaluating whole genome sequence data from the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rat from Strasbourg and its related non-epileptic strain.

The Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) are an inbreed Wistar rat strain widely used as a model of genetic generalised epilepsy with absence seizures. As in humans, the genetic architecture that results in genetic generalized epilepsy in GAERS is poorly understood. Here we present...

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Main Authors: Pablo M Casillas-Espinosa, Kim L Powell, Mingfu Zhu, C Ryan Campbell, Jessica M Maia, Zhong Ren, Nigel C Jones, Terence J O'Brien, Slavé Petrovski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5510834?pdf=render