Genome-wide association study of febrile seizures identifies seven new loci implicating fever response and neuronal excitability genes
Line Skotte, João Fadista, Jonas Bybjerg‐Grauholm, Vivek Appadurai, Michael S. Hildebrand, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Karina Banasik, Jakob Grove, Clara Albiñana, Frank Geller, Carmen Flores, Bjarni Jóhann Vilhjálmsson, Matthew Coleman, John A. Damiano, Rosemary Burgess, , Bjarke Feenstra
This study identifies seven new genetic loci associated with febrile seizures, linking them to fever response and neuronal excitability genes, and suggests potential clinical applications of polygenic risk scores.
Brain · Jul 9, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine