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Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene

Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene

July 8, 2009 - 7:19am 97 reads 0 comments
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Mice with the mutation will be "an essential tool to find a cure for the disorder," said Noebels, who is also director of the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory at Baylor.

The study is in the July 8 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

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