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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021

DNA Methylation Signature of Epileptic Encephalopathy-Related Pathogenic Genes Encoding Ion Channels in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

Hua Tao, Zengqiang Chen, Jianhao Wu, Jun Chen, Yusen Chen, Jiawu Fu, Chaowen Sun, Haihong Zhou, Wangtao Zhong, Xu Zhou and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hua TaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Zengqiang ChenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Jianhao WuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Jun ChenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Yusen ChenGuangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Jiawu FuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Chaowen SunDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Haihong ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Wangtao ZhongDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Xu ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Keshen LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Guangdong Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

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Abstract

Epilepsy is characterized by highly abnormal synchronous discharge of brain neurons, and ion channels are fundamental in the generation and modulation of neural excitability. Considering that abnormal methylation can either activate or repress genes, this study was designed to explore the DNA methylation signature of pathogenic genes encoding ion channels in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In total, 38 TLE patients and 38 healthy controls were enrolled in the study, and genomic DNA and total protein of the lymphocytes were extracted from peripheral blood samples to assess methylation and protein levels. The DNA methylation levels of all 12 genes examined were significantly lower in the TLE group than in the control group. After false-positive correction, 83.3% (10/12) of these genes, namely, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit beta1

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DNA methylationepigeneticgenetic susceptibilityion channelstemporal lobe epilepsy

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