15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (original) (raw)

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We thank all the subjects and their families for participating in this study. We are also grateful to H. Bode for referral of subjects and A. Ackerhans and K. Moldenhauer for database management. This study used samples from the NINDS Human Genetics Resource Center DNA and Cell Line Repository (http://ccr.coriell.org/ninds), as well as clinical data. NINDS Repository sample numbers corresponding to the samples used are available upon request. This study was supported by grants from the German Research Foundation (SA434/4-1, T.S., P.N.), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (National Genome Research Network, NGFN-2: NeuroNet, NGFNplus: EMINet), the European Community (FP6 Integrated Project EPICURE, LSHM-CT-2006-037315; grant agreement 219250, A.J.S.), the PopGen biobank, the University of Kiel (I.H.), the Danish National Research Foundation (R.S.M.), in part by grants from the NIH (HD043569, E.E.E.), the National Epilepsy Funds (NEF, grant no. 04-08, B.P.C.K., D. Lindhout), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NOW, grant no. 917.66.315, B.P.C.K., C.d.K.) and the German Research Foundation/German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (DFG/BMBF) excellence cluster “Inflammation at Interfaces” (A.F., M.W., S.S.). E.E.E. is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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1. Participating centers in the EPICURE Integrated Project are as follows: Department of Neuropediatrics, T.S.). Department of Epileptology, C.E.E.). Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, F.R.). Department of Neurology, H.L.). Department of Clinical Neurology (F.Z.) and Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology (L.U., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Austria (K.F.). Department of Neurology, Department of Medical Genetics, D. Lindhout). Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel Campus), Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany (I.H., H.M., S.v.S., K.L.K., I.S., U.S.). Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel Campus), Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany (A.F., M.W., S.S.). Institute of Medical Informatics and Statistics, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel Campus), Brunswiker Strasse 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany (M.N.). Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47, 50674 Cologne, Germany (T.S., C.L., P.N.). Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany (C.L., V.G., University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 1, 53105 Bonn, Germany (A.A.K.-L., Charité University Medicine, Campus Virchow Clinic, Humboldt University of Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany (V.G., B.S., T.S.). Interdisciplinary Epilepsy-Center, Philipps University Marburg, 35033 Marburg, Germany (K.M.K., P.S.R., University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 8/1, 89081 Ulm, Germany (Y.W., M.F.), Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Center of Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, A-1090 Vienna, Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund Kolonivej 1, 4293 Dianalund, Denmark (R.S.M., H.H.). Wilhelm Johannsen Centre for Functional Genome Research, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark (R.S.M.). Netherlands Section Complex Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Str. 2.112 Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands (B.P.C.K., C.d.K., Oosterschelde Hospital, P.O. Box 106, 4460 BB Goes, The Netherlands (F.V.). SEIN Epilepsy Institute in The Netherlands, P.O. Box 540, 2130AM Hoofddorp, The Netherlands (G.-J.d.H., D. Lindhout).,
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2. Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA
   Heather C Mefford, Carl Baker & Evan E Eichler
3. Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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4. IRCCS Associazione Oasi Maria Santissima, Troina, 94018, Italy
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6. Unité Fonctionnelle EEG-Epileptologie, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice Cedex 01, 06002, France
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7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA
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T.S. and E.E.E. initiated and designed the study; I.H., H.M., S.v.S., I.S., A.A.K.-L., V.G., B.S., K.M.K., P.S.R., F.R., Y.W., H.L., F.Z., L.U., K.F., M. Feucht, F.V., G.-J.d.H., R.S.M., H.H., D. Luciano, C.R., D. Lindhout, C.E.E., U.S. and T.S. recruited and phenotyped the EPICURE sample; H.C.M., A.J.S., M.G., M. Fichera, C.B., P.G., P.T., A.M. and E.E.E. recruited and phenotyped the mixed IGE sample; A.F., M.W., M.N. and S.S. recruited and phenotyped the PopGen control sample; I.H., A.F., C.L., K.L.K., I.S., M.W., M.N., P.N. and T.S. performed the CNV analysis on SNP arrays; H.C.M., A.J.S., M. Fichera, C.B. and D. Luciano performed the qPCR screening; H.C.M., M. Fichera, C.B. and D. Luciano performed the screening using Illumina Genotyping BeadChips; H.C.M., A.J.S. and C.B. performed the confirmation using NimbleGen arrays; C.d.K., B.P.C.K. and D. Lindhout performed the confirmation using Illumina CNV BeadChips; I.H., H.C.M., A.J.S., M.G., M. Fichera, A.F., C.d.K., K.L.K., C.R., B.P.C.K., D. Lindhout, E.E.E. and T.S. coordinated the work and prepared the manuscript.

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Helbig, I., Mefford, H., Sharp, A. et al. 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy.Nat Genet 41, 160–162 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.292

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• Received: 26 September 2008
• Accepted: 27 October 2008
• Published: 11 January 2009
• Issue Date: February 2009
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.292