Unraveling the genetics of common epilepsies: approaches, platforms, and caveats.

Abstract excerpt

With no known intervention to prevent or cure epilepsy, treatment is primarily symptomatic and requires long-term administration of medications to suppress seizure occurrence. Current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are ineffective in one-third of patients (Kwan and Brodie, 2000). Such therapeutic inadequacy is largely due to our insufficient understanding of the basic molecular pathophysiological processes that...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Epigenomics
• Share to Epilepsy
• Share to Genetic Predisposition to Disease