Describing the genetic architecture of epilepsy through heritability analysis

Epilepsy is highly heritable, but its genetic architecture is poorly understood. Speed et al. estimate the number of susceptibility loci, show that common variants account for the majority of heritability, and demonstrate that epilepsy consists of genetically distinct subtypes. They conclude that gene-based prediction models may have clinical utility in first-seizure settings.

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