Personalized Medicine in the Treatment of Epilepsy
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Active
Competition
2012 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition – Genomics and Personalized Health
Genome Centre(s)
GE3LS
No
Project Leader(s)
- Patrick Cossette,
- Centre hospitalier universitaires de l'Université de Montréal
- Berge Minassian,
- Hospital for Sick Children
Fiscal Year Project Launched
2012-2013
Project Description
Every time someone with epilepsy has a seizure there is a risk of brain damage. This is particularly true for children. Unfortunately, today’s anti-epileptic drugs simply don’t work on about one third of patients. The team led by Drs. Patrick Cossette, Berge Minassian and Jacques Michaud will identify genes that are associated with epilepsy and that are predictive of the response to various anti-epileptic drugs. This will result in earlier and more effective care and potentially prevent cognitive decline in children.
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