Genetic Epidemiology of Seizures - A Twin Study

Corey, Linda A.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01NS031564-10
• Application #: 6643331
• Study Section: Epidemiology and Disease Control Subcommittee 2 (EDC)
• Program Officer: Fureman, Brandy E
• Project Start: 1994-05-01
• Project End: 2005-08-31
• Budget Start: 2003-09-01
• Budget End: 2005-08-31
• Support Year: 10
• Fiscal Year: 2003
• Total Cost: $574,266

Institution

• Name: Virginia Commonwealth University
• Department: Genetics
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 105300446
• City: Richmond
• State: VA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 23298

Publications

Seinfeld, Syndi A; Pellock, John M; Kjeldsen, Marianne J et al. (2016) Epilepsy After Febrile Seizures: Twins Suggest Genetic Influence. Pediatr Neurol 55:14-6

Corey, Linda A; Pellock, John M; Kjeldsen, Marianne J et al. (2011) Importance of genetic factors in the occurrence of epilepsy syndrome type: a twin study. Epilepsy Res 97:103-11

Corey, Linda A; Kjeldsen, Marianne J; Solaas, Marit H et al. (2009) The accuracy of self-reported history of seizures in Danish, Norwegian and U.S. twins. Epilepsy Res 84:1-5

Nakken, K O; Solaas, M H; Kjeldsen, M J et al. (2009) The occurrence and characteristics of auras in a large epilepsy cohort. Acta Neurol Scand 119:88-93

Chioza, Barry A; Aicardi, Jean; Aschauer, Harald et al. (2009) Genome wide high density SNP-based linkage analysis of childhood absence epilepsy identifies a susceptibility locus on chromosome 3p23-p14. Epilepsy Res 87:247-55

Selmer, K K; Egeland, T; Solaas, M H et al. (2008) Genetic screening of Scandinavian families with febrile seizures and epilepsy or GEFS+. Acta Neurol Scand 117:289-92

Froyen, Guy; Corbett, Mark; Vandewalle, Joke et al. (2008) Submicroscopic duplications of the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B10 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 are associated with mental retardation. Am J Hum Genet 82:432-43

Gilfillan, Gregor D; Selmer, Kaja K; Roxrud, Ingrid et al. (2008) SLC9A6 mutations cause X-linked mental retardation, microcephaly, epilepsy, and ataxia, a phenotype mimicking Angelman syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 82:1003-10

Everett, Kate V; Chioza, Barry; Aicardi, Jean et al. (2007) Linkage and association analysis of CACNG3 in childhood absence epilepsy. Eur J Hum Genet 15:463-72

Vadlamudi, Lata; Kjeldsen, Marianne J; Corey, Linda A et al. (2006) Analyzing the etiology of benign rolandic epilepsy: a multicenter twin collaboration. Epilepsia 47:550-5