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Single cell protein profiling of focal cortical dysplasia in a patient requiring multiple resections.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 13 Mar 2026
Elsayed Nada A, Naftel Robert P, Mobley Bret C, Alexander Allyson L, Toland Angus M, Brockman Asa A, Irish Jonathan M, Ihrie Rebecca A, Ess Kevin C
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Epilepsy affects millions worldwide with many failing to respond to standard treatments. Drug-refractory epilepsy requiring surgical intervention often presents due to developmental aberrations, such as focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). In FCD type II, somatic mutations in the mTOR pathway allow excessive activation of the mTOR kinase, causing unregulated cell growth and differentiation. Ex vivo studies of resected...
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