How We Got to Where We're Going

The history and current state of the field of epilepsy genetics point toward a future of precision medicine for epilepsy.

Annapurna H. Poduri (Author), Alfred L. George Jr (Author), Erin L. Heinzen (Author), Daniel Lowenstein (Author), Sara James (Author)

9781009001205, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2021

75 pages
22.9 x 15 x 0.6 cm, 0.19 kg

This Element serves as a welcome to the Cambridge Elements Genetics in Epilepsy series. The series editors look forward to sharing with you the story of epilepsy genetics through a series of Elements. They will bring together many voices, by text as well as video, to illustrate the history of epilepsy genetics, the many on-going efforts in the field, and how they hope to address the still unanswered questions that command the attention of all of us and our colleagues across the globe.

1: Welcome and Introduction
2: Of Pirate Ships and Sailing Dreams
3: Epilepsy Genetics – A Brief History
4: Exploiting Collaborative Networks in Epilepsy Research
5: Advancing Gene Discovery in Epilepsy
Glossary
References.

Subject Areas: Traditional medicine & herbal remedies [VXHT], Neurosciences [PSAN], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Medical genetics [MFN]