Mutation of orthologous prickle genes causes a similar epilepsy syndrome in flies and humans

Genetically tractable fruit flies have been used for decades to study seizure disorders. However, there is a paucity of data specifically correlating fly and human seizure phenotypes. We have previously shown that mutation of orthologous PRICKLE genes from flies to humans produce seizures. This study aimed to determine whether the prickle‐mediated seizure phenotypes in flies closely parallel the epilepsy syndrome found in PRICKLE patients.

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