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 …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating epilepsy genetics into clinical practice: a 360 evaluation

S Oates, S Tang, R Rosch, R Lear, EF Hughes… - NPJ genomic …, 2018 - nature.com
We evaluated a new epilepsy genetic diagnostic and counseling service covering a UK
population of 3.5 million. We calculated diagnostic yield, estimated clinical impact, and …

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 …

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 …

Possible precision medicine implications from genetic testing using combined detection of sequence and intragenic copy number variants in a large cohort with …

R Truty, N Patil, R Sankar, J Sullivan… - Epilepsia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Molecular genetic etiologies in epilepsy have become better understood in recent
years, creating important opportunities for precision medicine. Building on these advances …

Recent advances in the molecular genetics of epilepsy

MS Hildebrand, HHM Dahl, JA Damiano… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmg.bmj.com
Recent advances in molecular genetics have translated into the increasing utilisation of
genetic testing in the routine clinical practice of neurologists. There has been a steady …

Advances in genetic testing and optimization of clinical management in children and adults with epilepsy

M Scala, A Bianchi, F Bisulli, A Coppola… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Epileptic disorders are a heterogeneous group of medical conditions with
epilepsy as the common denominator. Genetic causes, electro-clinical features, and …

The contribution of next generation sequencing to epilepsy genetics

RS Møller, HA Dahl, I Helbig - Expert review of molecular …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
During the last decade, next generation sequencing technologies such as targeted gene
panels, whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing have led to an explosion …

Diagnostic outcomes for genetic testing of 70 genes in 8565 patients with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders

AS Lindy, MB Stosser, E Butler… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We evaluated> 8500 consecutive, unselected patients with epilepsy and
neurodevelopmental disorders who underwent multigene panel testing to determine the …

Targeted next generation sequencing as a diagnostic tool in epileptic disorders

JR Lemke, E Riesch, T Scheurenbrand… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Epilepsies have a highly heterogeneous background with a strong genetic
contribution. The variety of unspecific and overlapping syndromic and nonsyndromic …