Application of Next Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Epileptic Encephalopathy: the science, the costings and the impact.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1114963

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Epileptic encephalopathy (EE) causes a devastating seizure disorder and intellectual disability in children. There are hundreds of rare, mostly genetic causes. Finding the cause is critical to guide treatment but currently investigations are expensive, invasive and rarely successful. This study aims to use the latest type of genetic testing to find the most cost and time effective way to diagnosis the most children, exploring the impact of testing on the child, family and health care services.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $122,714.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

consumer satisfaction | epilepsy | genomics | health economics | neuroscience

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