Redefining cerebral palsies as a diverse group of neurodevelopmental disorders with genetic aetiology

CL van Eyk, MC Fahey, J Gecz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral palsy is a clinical descriptor covering a diverse group of permanent, non-
degenerative disorders of motor function. Around one-third of cases have now been shown …

[HTML][HTML] GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture

Nature genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a highly heritable disorder affecting over 50 million people worldwide, of which
about one-third are resistant to current treatments. Here we report a multi-ancestry genome …

[HTML][HTML] Sigma-1 receptor and seizures

E Vavers, L Zvejniece, M Dambrova - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, sigma-1 receptor (Sig1R) has been recognized as a valid target for the
treatment of seizure disorders and seizure-related comorbidities. Clinical trials with Sig1R …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic utility of DNA methylation analysis in genetically unsolved pediatric epilepsies and CHD2 episignature refinement

CW LaFlamme, C Rastin, S Sengupta… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sequence-based genetic testing identifies causative variants in~ 50% of individuals with
developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs). Aberrant changes in DNA …

Solving the Etiology of Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy with Spike–Wave Activation in Sleep (D/EE‐SWAS)

S Viswanathan, KL Oliver, BM Regan… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To understand the etiological landscape and phenotypic differences between 2
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) syndromes: DEE with spike–wave …

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

HO Heyne, FD Pajuste, J Wanner… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

Epilepsy-associated genes: an update

MW Zhang, XY Liang, J Wang, LD Gao, HJ Liao… - … : European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To provide an updated list of epilepsy-associated genes based on clinical-genetic
evidence. Methods Epilepsy-associated genes were systematically searched and cross …

Empowering biomedical discovery with ai agents

S Gao, A Fang, Y Huang, V Giunchiglia, A Noori… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We envision'AI scientists' as systems capable of skeptical learning and reasoning that
empower biomedical research through collaborative agents that integrate machine learning …

Movement disorders in patients with genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

S Van Der Veen, GTW Tse, A Ferretti, G Garone… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Movement disorders (MDs) are underrecognized in the
developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs). There are now more than 800 …

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

IE Scheffer, S Zuberi, HC Mefford, R Guerrini… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, the most severe group of epilepsies, are
characterized by seizures and frequent epileptiform activity associated with developmental …