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Title:
LOCUS FOR IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY, MUTATION THEREOF AND METHOD USING THE SAME TO ASSESS, DIAGNOSE, PROGNOSE OR TREAT EPILEPSY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007185199
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an assay for determining patient's predisposition to epilepsy and/or contraction of epilepsy including a process of assay for determining patient's predisposition to epilepsy and/or contraction of epilepsy.

The present invention provides loci for idiopathic generalized epilepsy, mutations thereof, and a method of using the loci for the assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of epilepsy. The invention particularly provides a method of determining patient's predisposition to epilepsy and/or contraction of epilepsy and a method of predicting patient's response to medication, including a process of determining patient's predisposition to epilepsy and/or contraction of epilepsy by determining genotypes in at least one gene selected from the group consisting of patient's SCN1A, SCN2A and SCN3A, or DNA mutants, equivalents or mutations exhibiting linkage disequilibrium.


Inventors:
ROULEAU GUY A
LAFRENIERE RONALD G
ROCHEFORT DANIEL
COSSETTE PATRICK
RAGSDALE DAVID
Application Number:
JP2007109815A
Publication Date:
July 26, 2007
Filing Date:
April 18, 2007
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Assignee:
UNIV MCGILL
International Classes:
C12N15/09; A61K45/00; G01N33/50; A61P25/08; A61P43/00; C07H21/04; C07K14/705; C12N1/15; C12N1/19; C12N1/21; C12N5/10; C12P19/34; C12Q1/42; C12Q1/68; C12Q1/6883; G01N33/15; G01N33/53; G01N33/566; G01N37/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masatake Shiga
Takashi Watanabe
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro



 
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