Researchers discover eight new epilepsy genes

(University of Montreal) A new study examining 200 children with epileptic encephalopathy -- epilepsy combined with intellectual or overall developmental disability -- identified eight new genes involved in this type of epilepsy thanks to their use of whole-genome sequencing, which had never been done before in an epileptic study of this scope.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news