Childhood epilepsy research offers new hope for seizu...(inherited human gene mutation that cause...),Health

Date:10/22/2007

inherited human gene mutation that causes CAE was first detected by Dr Petrous collaborator, Prof Samuel Berkovic from Austin Health. Through genetic manipulation, Dr Petrou has introduced this human mutation into the mouse DNA, allowing the researchers to study a mouse version of the human condition.

The mutation itself is rare in humans but it causes CAE, which is one of the more common forms of epilepsy.

Dr Petrou said that modelling genetic epilepsies in mice will allow researchers to understand epilepsy from the molecular level all the way through to physical behaviour.

Creating this link in the human brain is impossible due to the highly invasive methodology required, so mouse models provide us with a unique opportunity to discover mechanisms of seizure genesis, Dr Petrou added.

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Contact: Merrin Rafferty merrin.rafferty@florey.edu.au 61-383-441-658 Research Australia Source:Eurekalert

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