The genetics of epilepsy

P Perucca, M Bahlo, SF Berkovic - Annual review of genomics …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Epilepsy encompasses a group of heterogeneous brain diseases that affect more than 50
million people worldwide. Epilepsy may have discernible structural, infectious, metabolic …

Epilepsy and developmental disorders: Next generation sequencing in the clinic

JD Symonds, A McTague - European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has led to a
redefining of the genetic landscape of the epilepsies. Hundreds of single gene epilepsies …

Incidence and phenotypes of childhood-onset genetic epilepsies: a prospective population-based national cohort

JD Symonds, SM Zuberi, K Stewart, A McLellan… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy is common in early childhood. In this age group it is associated with high rates of
therapy-resistance, and with cognitive, motor, and behavioural comorbidity. A large number …

Ultra-rare genetic variation in the epilepsies: a whole-exome sequencing study of 17,606 individuals

YCA Feng, DP Howrigan, LE Abbott, K Tashman… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Sequencing-based studies have identified novel risk genes associated with severe
epilepsies and revealed an excess of rare deleterious variation in less-severe forms of …

Whole genome sequencing reveals that genetic conditions are frequent in intensively ill children

CE French, I Delon, H Dolling, A Sanchis-Juan… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose With growing evidence that rare single gene disorders present in the neonatal
period, there is a need for rapid, systematic, and comprehensive genomic diagnoses in ICUs …

Current practice in diagnostic genetic testing of the epilepsies

I Krey, K Platzer, A Esterhuizen, SF Berkovic… - Epileptic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy genetics is a rapidly developing field, in which novel disease‐associated genes,
novel mechanisms associated with epilepsy, and precision medicine approaches are …

Genetic testing and counseling for the unexplained epilepsies: an evidence‐based practice guideline of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

L Smith, J Malinowski, S Ceulemans… - Journal of Genetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy, defined by the occurrence of two or more unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked
seizure with a propensity for others, affects 0.64% of the population and can lead to …

Utility of exome sequencing for diagnosis in unexplained pediatric-onset epilepsy

HY Koh, L Smith, KN Wiltrout, A Podury… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Genomic advances inform our understanding of epilepsy and can be translated
to patients as precision diagnoses that influence clinical treatment, prognosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of exome and genome sequencing for children with rare and undiagnosed conditions

TA Lavelle, X Feng, M Keisler, JT Cohen… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of exome sequencing (ES) and
genome sequencing (GS) for children. Methods We modeled costs, diagnoses, and quality …

The genetic landscape of epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures

R Burgess, S Wang, A McTague, KE Boysen… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS) is one of the most severe
developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. We delineate the genetic causes and …