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Deb K Pal, MD PhD +442078480608
deb.pal@kcl.ac.uk


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Biology of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Recruiting

Open to: ALL

Age: 10.0 - 40.0

Swansea London Liverpool London London

Medical Conditions

Epilepsy
Epilepsies, Myoclonic
Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile

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The investigators are collecting genetic information through blood samples as well as clinical and EEG data from over 1000 people with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) across the UK, Europe and North America. This study will draw on both existing and new samples from JME patients. These will be compared to anonymised data from samples for 2000 controls. The goal of this study is to find the genetic cause of JME. Finding the cause will help create better treatments for JME, as well as improve patient outcomes by allowing us to detect it earlier.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Jul 2017 Jun 2025

OBSERVATIONAL

Intervention Type : OTHER
Intervention Description : Participation includes one visit for one blood draw per recruited patient. 10-20ml peripheral venous blood will be taken from the antecubital fossa. The DNA from the blood sample will then be extracted and resequenced for analysis.

Intervention Arm Group : Patients diagnosed with JME;

Intervention Type : OTHER
Intervention Description : Control DNA samples will be used that have been previously acquired in other studies.

Intervention Arm Group : Controls;



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Swansea University
    Swansea
    sa2 8pp
  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust
    London
    SE5 9RS
  • Walton Centre For Neurology and Neurosurgery
    Liverpool
    L9 7LJ
  • Royal London Hospital
    London
    E1 1BZ
  • St Thomas' Hospital
    London
    SE1 9HT

Deb K Pal, MD PhD +442078480608
deb.pal@kcl.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by King's College London and is in collaboration with King's College Hospital NHS Trust; Charles University, Czech Republic; Hopital Universitaire Robert-Debre; Vestre Viken Hospital Trust; The Hospital for Sick Children; Cardiff University; Odense University Hospital.



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Last updated 24 May 2023

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