[Genetics and genetic counselling in childhood epilepsy (author's transl)]
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 13, 2026

Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (Array CGH) for Detection of Genomic Copy Number Variants
Published on: February 21, 2015
Abstract:
According to electroencephalographical studies on the pathogenesis of epilepsy a hereditary predisposition plays a greater role than believed before. It is far more frequent than the manifest disease. The phenomenon of cerebral excitability is influenced by different genetically determined, differently age- and sexdependent but amongst each other independent factors. When defining the risk of epilepsy for siblings and descendents in practice, one is forced to proceed from the statistical empirical value with all its uncertainty. During the past few years, the figures have become more exact for special types of epilepsy as absence-epilepsy, myoclonic astatic Petit mal, and Impulsiv-Petit mal. Details of these results and their consequences for genetic advice are discussed.
More Related Videos
08:22A Novel Strategy Combining Array-CGH, Whole-exome Sequencing and In Utero Electroporation in Rodents to Identify Causative Genes for Brain Malformations
Published on: December 1, 2017
08:04Identification and Classification of Position-specific GABAA Receptor Subunit Missense Variants for Their Role In Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons
Published on: June 6, 2025
Related Concept Videos
Genetic Lingo
Genomic Imprinting and Inheritance
The expression of some genes depends on which parent passed the gene to the offspring, through a phenomenon known as...
Incomplete Dominance
Genetic Screens
Forward genetic screens
Forward or “classical” genetic screens involve creating random mutations in an organism’s DNA using radiation, mutagens, or insertion of additional bases, which result in visible changes...
Human Genetics
The complex relationship between genetics and psychology is observable through common biological components such...
Epilepsy ll: Types