Why you need to know what EGI stands for

 

Epilepsy Genetics Initiative – A Signature Program of CURE from CUREepilepsy on Vimeo.

 

The Epilepsy Genetics Initiative. If you had told me last week that the next era of epilepsy genetics would be announced by an animated cartoon, I wouldn’t have believed you. Earlier this week, the Epilepsy Genetics Initiative (EGI) was launched, an emerging large exome repository that will help us connect dots in epilepsy genetics research by centralizing genetic data for research. These are the three things that I have learned from the EGI launch. Continue reading