Possible precision medicine implications from genetic testing using combined detection of sequence and intragenic copy number variants in a large cohort with childhood epilepsy.
Rebecca TrutyNila PatilRaman SankarJoseph SullivanJohn J MillichapGemma CarvillAli EntezamEdward D EsplinAmy FullerMichelle HogueBritt JohnsonAmirah KhouzamYuya KobayashiRachel LewisKeith NykampDarlene RiethmaierJody WestbrookMichelle ZemanRobert L NussbaumSwaroop AradhyaPublished in: Epilepsia open (2019)
Using an NGS gene panel with key high-yield genes and robust analytic sensitivity as a first-tier test early in the diagnostic process, especially for children younger than 5 years, can possibly enable precision medicine approaches in a significant number of individuals with epilepsy.