Genes4Epilepsy: an epilepsy gene resource

KL Oliver, IE Scheffer, MF Bennett, BE Grinton… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective “How many epilepsy genes are there?” is a frequently asked question. We sought
to (1) provide a curated list of genes that cause monogenic epilepsies, and (2) compare and …

[HTML][HTML] Applications for Deep Learning in Epilepsy Genetic Research

R Zeibich, P Kwan, T J. O'Brien, P Perucca… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a group of brain disorders characterised by an enduring predisposition to
generate unprovoked seizures. Fuelled by advances in sequencing technologies and …

Identification of novel genomic risk loci shared between common epilepsies and psychiatric disorders

N Karadag, AA Shadrin, KS O'Connell, GFL Hindley… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Psychiatric disorders and common epilepsies are heritable disorders with a high comorbidity
and overlapping symptoms. However, the causative mechanisms underlying this …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics of nonlesional focal epilepsy in adults and surgical implications

R Karge, C Knopp, Y Weber, S Wolking - Clinical Epileptology, 2023 - Springer
Nonlesional focal epilepsies (nlFE) represent a heterogenous group of syndromes. They
encompass self-limited focal epilepsies of childhood and youth, rare focal, familial …

[HTML][HTML] Shared and distinct ultra-rare genetic risk for diverse epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 54,423 individuals across multiple genetic ancestries

E Collaborative, S Chen, BM Neale, SF Berkovic - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying genetic risk factors for highly heterogeneous disorders like epilepsy remains
challenging. Here, we present the largest whole-exome sequencing study of epilepsy to …

[HTML][HTML] The shared genetic risk architecture of neurological and psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis

OB Smeland, G Kutrolli, S Bahrami, V Fominykh… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While neurological and psychiatric disorders have historically been considered to reflect
distinct pathogenic entities, recent findings suggest shared pathobiological mechanisms …

POU3F3‐related disorder: Defining the phenotype and expanding the molecular spectrum

A Rossi, LS Blok, S Neuser, C Klöckner… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
POU3F3 variants cause developmental delay, behavioral problems, hypotonia and
dysmorphic features. We investigated the phenotypic and genetic landscape, and genotype …

Distinct genetic basis of common epilepsies and structural magnetic resonance imaging measures

R Stevelink, BPC Koeleman, SM Sisodiya… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Focal and generalized epilepsies are associated with robust differences in magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) measures of subcortical structures, gray matter, and white matter …

Highlights From the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society 2022

I Valencia, AL Alexander, DM Andrade… - 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
With more than 6000 attendees between in-person and virtual offerings, the American
Epilepsy Society Meeting 2022 in Nashville, felt as busy as in prepandemic times. An ever …

[HTML][HTML] Polygenic risk scores as a marker for epilepsy risk across lifetime and after unspecified seizure events

HO Heyne, FD Pajuste, J Wanner, JID Onwuchekwa… - Medrxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A diagnosis of epilepsy has significant consequences for an individual but is often
challenging in clinical practice. Novel biomarkers are thus greatly needed. Here, we …