title: Feverish prospects for seizure genetics.
abstract: Febrile seizures can arise in response to fevers induced by viral infection or as an adverse reaction to live-virus vaccines such as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination. A new study has now identified common genetic variants influencing susceptibility to febrile seizures, including two loci specifically associated with MMR-related events.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sisodiya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine