Scripps Study of Epilepsy Genetic Mutation Covered by Media
Finding leads to new treatment options for San Diego girl with rare form of the disease
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Several media outlets have published articles about new research linking a severe form of epilepsy to a genetic mutation found in a San Diego area girl.
The study was led by scientists at the Scripps Translational Science Institute, and the results were published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Neurology.
Read the U-T San Diego article: Through Genomics, Parents Find Answers
Read the KPBS article: San Diego Scientists Discover Root of 10-Year-Old Girl’s Severe Epilepsy
The Patch article, “Scripps Researchers Find DNA Mutation Causing Epilepsy,” is not available at this time.
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