Discovery of genetic defect which triggers epilepsy
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have identified a gene behind an epilepsy syndrome, which could also play an important role in other idiopathic (genetically caused) epilepsies. With the so-called "next generation sequencing", with which genetic changes can be identified within a few days, it was ascertained that the CNTN2 gene is defective in this type of epilepsy.