Project Overview
This project links genetic mutation data from patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) to their routinely collected healthcare records in the SAIL Databank.
The Swansea Neurology Research Group has collected genetic data from epilepsy patients in Wales for over a decade and has a strong research record in both genetic and population health.
Each patient will have 30-40,000 mutations, some of which may associate with drug response and common comorbidities within JME.
We aim to analyse the genetic data with reference to how these patients tolerate certain drugs and if certain mutations within the JME syndrome correlate to some patients experiencing symptoms such as chronic migraine, mental health issues or learning difficulties.
