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Importance of genetic diagnosis in the management of early-onset epilepsies

A I Esterhuizen, G L Carvill, K Fieggen, C McIntosh, R S Ramesar, J M Wilmshurst

Authors' affiliations

A I Esterhuizen, South African Medical Research Council/University of Cape Town Genomic and Precision Medicine Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

G L Carvill, Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA

K Fieggen, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

C McIntosh, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

R S Ramesar, South African Medical Research Council/University of Cape Town Genomic and Precision Medicine Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

J M Wilmshurst, Paediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; and School of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Genetic epilepsy; Precision medicine; Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy; DEE; Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa; South Africa; Next-generation sequencing; Personalised medicine; Genetic testing

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2021;111(1):8-9. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v111i1.15365

Article History

Date submitted: 2020-12-14
Date published: 2020-12-14

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