Genomics of brain and blood: progress and pitfalls

Frank R Sharp; Lisa Lit; Huichun Xu; Michelle Apperson; Wynn Walker; Brenda Wong; Donald L Gilbert; Andrew Hershey; Tracy A Glauser

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00809.x

Genomics of brain and blood: progress and pitfalls

Epilepsia. 2006 Oct;47(10):1603-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00809.x.

Authors

Frank R Sharp¹, Lisa Lit, Huichun Xu, Michelle Apperson, Wynn Walker, Brenda Wong, Donald L Gilbert, Andrew Hershey, Tracy A Glauser

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and the M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. frank.sharp@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

PMID: 17054680
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00809.x

Abstract

Gene expression profiles in brain and blood of animals and humans can be useful for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of epilepsy. This article reviews recent progress and prospects for the future.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / metabolism
Brain Chemistry / genetics*
Epilepsy / blood*
Epilepsy / diagnosis
Epilepsy / genetics*
Gene Expression
Genomics / methods*
Humans
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Prognosis