Uncovering genomic causes of co-morbidity in epilepsy: gene-driven phenotypic characterization of rare microdeletions.
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Background: Patients with epilepsy often suffer from other important conditions. The existence of such co-morbidities is frequently not recognized and their relationship with epilepsy usually remains unexplained. Methodology/Principal Findings: We describe three patients with common, sporadic, non-syndromic epilepsies in whom large genomic microdeletions were found during a study of genetic susceptibility to epilepsy. We performed detailed gene-driven clinical investigations in each patient. Disruption of the function of genes in the deleted regions can explain co-morbidities in these patients. Conclusions/Significance: Co-morbidities in patients with epilepsy can be part of a genomic abnormality even in the absence of (known) congenital malformations or intellectual disabilities. Gene-driven phenotype examination can also reveal clinically significant unsuspected condition. © 2011 Kasperavičiute et al.
Date Issued
2011-08-22
Start Page
e23182
Journal / Book Title
PLoS One
Volume
6
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2011 Kasperavičiūtė et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21858020
PONE-D-11-07955
Coverage Spatial
United States