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Cardiac Genetic Variants in Sudden, Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: From Challenging DNA Extraction Methods to Updated NGS Panels for Improved Genetic Analysis
28 Oct 2025
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: SUDEP is the sudden, unexpected death of someone with epilepsy, and occurs mainly during sleep or at rest, or when the individual does not seem to have experienced a convulsive seizure. The cause of death in SUDEP is still unknown, and it may differ between cases. Cardiac factors are among the most prevalent causes observed in SUDEP. Therefore, within the forensic medicine framework,...
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