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Diagnostic exome sequencing provides a molecular diagnosis for a significant proportion of patients with epilepsy.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Helbig Katherine L, Farwell Hagman Kelly D, Shinde Deepali N, Mroske Cameron, Powis Zöe, Li Shuwei, Tang Sha, Helbig Ingo
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PURPOSE: To assess the yield of diagnostic exome sequencing (DES) and to characterize the molecular findings in characterized and novel disease genes in patients with epilepsy. METHODS: In an unselected sample of 1,131 patients referred for DES, overall results were compared between patients with and without epilepsy. DES results were examined based on age of onset and epilepsy diagnosis. RESULTS: Positive/likely...
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