Genetics Based Research on Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

Posted: Published on May 24th, 2011

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A sizable fraction of patients suffering from epilepsy, and most patients with Dravet Syndrome, cannot control their seizures with drugs. Research in animals shows that shutting off a gene called SCN8A can raise the threshold of excitability for neurons, thus lowering susceptibility to seizures. Scientists plan to test a gene-therapy-like technique for shutting off SCN8A in mice, with an eye towards developing similar treatments for humans

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Genetics Based Research on Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

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