High-resolution molecular genomic autopsy reveals complex sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk profile

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Klassen, Tara L ^a   Bomben, Valerie C ^b   Patel, Ankita ^b   Drabek, Janice ^b   Chen, Tim T ^a   Gu, Wenli ^b   Zhang, Feng ^c   Chapman, Kevin ^d   Lupski, James R ^b   Noebels, Jeffrey L ^b   Goldman, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dravet syndrome; Epileptic encephalopathy; Gene; Molecular autopsy; Risk; Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

DRAVET SYNDROME; EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; GENE; MOLECULAR AUTOPSY; RISK; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY OF INFANCY; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; GENOMICS; HUMANS; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAV1.1 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894096005     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12489     Document Type: Article

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