Evaluation of GLUT1 variation in non-acquired focal epilepsy

Alexander Peeraer; John A Damiano; Susannah T Bellows; Ingrid E Scheffer; Samuel F Berkovic; Saul A Mullen; Michael S Hildebrand

Journal article

Evaluation of GLUT1 variation in non-acquired focal epilepsy

Alexander Peeraer, John A Damiano, Susannah T Bellows, Ingrid E Scheffer, Samuel F Berkovic, Saul A Mullen, Michael S Hildebrand

Epilepsy Research | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.04.007

University of Melbourne Researchers

Saul Mullen Author Medical Education

John Damiano Author Medicine - Austin Health

Ingrid Scheffer Author Medicine - Austin Health

Michael Hildebrand Author Medicine - Austin Health

Sam Berkovic Author Medicine - Austin Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank the patients and their families for participating in our research program. Rebekah Stubbs and Amelia McGlade (University of Melbourne) are acknowledged for performing genomic DNA extractions. This study was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant (1091593) to SFB and IES, a Practitioner Fellowship (1104831) to IES, a Career Development Fellowship (1063799) to MSH, and a Postdoctoral Training Fellowship to SAM (1072081). We confirm that we have read the Journal's position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this report is consistent with those guidelines.