Found genes related to epilepsy

Scientists have identified a gene related to a form of epilepsy, which may help diagnose the disease early, according to AFP news agency today.

Finding new genes related to epilepsy - (Photo: Shutterstock)

Research author Ingrid Scheffer at the University of Melbourne (Australia) says that some types of genes related to epilepsy are not strange to scientists, but they only involve families of rare, inherent Many members have this disease.

'The reason that new discoveries are so important is because they are not only expressed in rare families, but also important for those without a family history,' Scheffer told AFP.

According to Ms. Scheffer, clinical diagnosis cannot be made for epilepsy if the patient does not show seizures, but new findings may support genetic and diagnostic counseling, especially in those cases. There is nothing unusual in the brain.

Ms. Scheffer added: 'It is also important for genetic counseling for their descendants'. This means that if a new gene is discovered, many people will be able to assess the risk of seizures for their descendants.

The results of the study were published after scientists used new gene detection techniques to find abnormalities and discovered the new gene in 12% of 80 families, with each family having At least one member has epilepsy.

The new study is published in the journal Nature Genetics.