Summary statistics are available for download from the GWAS Catalog.
Publications
Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies.
International League Against Epilepsy Consortium on Complex Epilepsies.
Nat Commun. 2018 Dec 10;9(1):5269. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07524-z.
PMID: 30531953
Phenotypes
- Epilepsy (generalized, with tonic-clonic seizures alone)
- Focal epilepsy (lesion negative)
- Focal epilepsy (with hippocampal sclerosis)
Experiment summary
This study analyzed genetic associations for three forms of epilepsy in 225 cases and 24,218 controls of European ancestry.
Dataset ID
ILAE2018_Epilepsy_EU