Genetic analysis of PHOX2B in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy cases

Richard D Bagnall; Douglas E Crompton; Carina Cutmore; Brigid M Regan; Samuel F Berkovic; Ingrid E Scheffer; Christopher Semsarian

Journal article

Genetic analysis of PHOX2B in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy cases

Richard D Bagnall, Douglas E Crompton, Carina Cutmore, Brigid M Regan, Samuel F Berkovic, Ingrid E Scheffer, Christopher Semsarian

Neurology | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000781

University of Melbourne Researchers

Saul Mullen Author Medical Education

Ingrid Scheffer Author Medicine - Austin Health

Brigid Regan Author Medicine - Austin Health

Douglas Crompton Author Medical Education

Sam Berkovic Author Medicine - Austin Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

C. S. and I. E. S. are the recipients of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellowships (# 1059156 and # 1006110). This work is supported by project grants from NHMRC (# 1046441) and CURE, and NHMRC program grant (# 628952).