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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Genetic Testing in Children with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: A Review of Advances in Epilepsy Genomics.

Yu-Tzu Chang, Syuan-Yu Hong, Wei-De Lin, Chien-Heng Lin, Sheng-Shing Lin, Fuu-Jen Tsai, I-Ching Chou

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Tzu ChangSchool of Post Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5017-0778
Syuan-Yu HongDivision of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
Wei-De LinSchool of Post Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
Chien-Heng LinDivision of Pediatric Pulmonology, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
Sheng-Shing LinSchool of Post Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
Fuu-Jen TsaiDepartment of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1373-245X
I-Ching ChouDivision of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWAsia University · TW

Funding

China Medical University DMR-111-068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in disease-related gene discovery have led to tremendous innovations in the field of epilepsy genetics. Identification of genetic mutations that cause epileptic encephalopathies has opened new avenues for the development of targeted therapies. Clinical testing using extensive gene panels, exomes, and genomes is currently accessible and has resulted in higher rates of diagnosis and better comprehension of the disease mechanisms underlying the condition. Children with developmental disabilities have a higher risk of developing epilepsy. As our understanding of the mechanisms underlying encephalopathies and epilepsies improves, there may be greater potential to develop innovative therapies tailored to an individual's genotype. This article provides an overview of the significant progress in epilepsy genomics in recent years, with a focus on developmental and epileptic encephalopathies in children. The aim of this review is to enhance comprehension of the clinical utilization of genetic testing in this particular patient population. The development of effective and precise therapeutic strategies for epileptic encephalopathies may be facilitated by a comprehensive understanding of their molecular pathogenesis.

Indexed as

developmental delayepileptic encephalopathygenetic testingnext-generation sequencingwhole-genome sequencing

Identifiers

PMID36980114
PMCPMC10047509
OpenAlexW4324360371

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