The Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project

Background Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. Both risk of epilepsy and response to treatment partly depend on genetic factors, and gene identification is a promising approach to target new prediction, treatment, and prevention strategi...

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Published in:	Clinical trials (London, England) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 568 - 586
Main Authors:	McGovern, Kathleen, Stillman, Nora, McKenna, Kevin, Mays, Vickie, Williams, Michael, Carpenter, Alan, Miller, Kevin, Agarwal, Prashant, Ayala, Jennifer, Bakey, Cate, Borkowski, Thomas, Boyd, Riann, Camuto, Alicia, Carrasco, Cendy, Cassarly, Jennifer, Collins, Yong, Collon, Kevin, Collon, Sean, Eckman, Heather, Fogarty, Susan, Morón, Dolores González, Grayson, La June, Hagopian, Samantha, Hayden, Emily, Heggeli, Kristin, Hennessy, Rachel, Hessling, Jody, Hirschfield, Emily, Howell, Jennifer, Klingerman, Sherry, Lopez, Maritza, Marinelli, Heather, Maschhaupt, Brandy, Minnick, Jennie, Misajon, Jade, Monahan, Jennifer, Oliver, Karen, Parulkar, Isha, Przepiorka, Laura, Pyzik, Paula, Regan, Brigid, Shain, Catherine, Slingerland, Lexie, Stanton, Caitlin, Taylor, Kelly, Thompson, Stacy, Turczyk, Jennifer, Vara, Alexander, Wesolowski, Cindy, Yourich, Andrew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-08-2013 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Clinical trials Epilepsy Epilepsy - genetics Genetic Research Genomics Genotype Humans Information Management Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis Phenotype Recruitment Research Design Retrospective Studies
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Summary:	Background Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. Both risk of epilepsy and response to treatment partly depend on genetic factors, and gene identification is a promising approach to target new prediction, treatment, and prevention strategies. However, despite significant progress in the identification of genes causing epilepsy in families with a Mendelian inheritance pattern, there is relatively little known about the genetic factors responsible for common forms of epilepsy and so-called epileptic encephalopathies. Study design The Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project (EPGP) is a multi-institutional, retrospective phenotype–genotype study designed to gather and analyze detailed phenotypic information and DNA samples on 5250 participants, including probands with specific forms of epilepsy and, in a subset, parents of probands who do not have epilepsy. Results EPGP is being executed in four phases: study initiation, pilot, study expansion/establishment, and close-out. This article discusses a number of key challenges and solutions encountered during the first three phases of the project, including those related to (1) study initiation and management, (2) recruitment and phenotyping, and (3) data validation. The study has now enrolled 4223 participants. Conclusions EPGP has demonstrated the value of organizing a large network into cores with specific roles, managed by a strong Administrative Core that utilizes frequent communication and a collaborative model with tools such as study timelines and performance-payment models. The study also highlights the critical importance of an effective informatics system, highly structured recruitment methods, and expert data review.
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ISSN:	1740-7745 1740-7753
DOI:	10.1177/1740774513484392