KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation (@kcnt1_epilepsy) 's Twitter Profile
KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation

@kcnt1_epilepsy

We are a parent-lead patient advocacy group working to transform the future for children suffering from KCNT1 Epilepsy.

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RARE Revolution Magazine (@rarerevolutionm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

RARE Revolution had the pleasure of speaking with Justin West, an Orange County surgeon, husband, and father of three. Justin’s youngest, his five-year old son Andrew, was diagnosed with #KCNT1-related #epilepsy rarerevolutionmagazine.com/dr-justin-west… KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation

RARE Revolution had the pleasure of speaking with Justin West, an Orange County surgeon, husband, and father of three. Justin’s youngest, his five-year old son Andrew, was diagnosed with #KCNT1-related #epilepsy
rarerevolutionmagazine.com/dr-justin-west…
<a href="/KCNT1_Epilepsy/">KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation</a>
DEE-P Connections (@dee_pconnection) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation mom who is working to prevent SUDEP in her child. A lead researcher/neurologist from UTHealth Houston will discuss what we know about SUDEP in the rare epilepsy community, what caregivers of children with rare epilepsies can do to prevent SUDEP. 2/2

KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation (@kcnt1_epilepsy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Down in Boston representing the KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation at the World Orphan Drug Congress USA. We are honored to present a poster on our cutting edge patient registry developed with our partners @LunaDNA. Our poster was co-authored by our very own KCNT1 Dad!

Down in Boston representing the <a href="/KCNT1_Epilepsy/">KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation</a> at the <a href="/OrphanConf/">World Orphan Drug Congress USA</a>.  We are honored to present a poster on our cutting edge patient registry developed with our partners @LunaDNA.  Our poster was co-authored by our very own <a href="/kcnt1dad/">KCNT1 Dad</a>!
Rikke S. Møller (@filadelfiagene1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Preparing tonight's talk for the 🇩🇰 #Epilepsy Association 😀 Looking forward to talking about genetic testing 🧬🧠, #PrecisionMedicine 💊, and the invaluable work of our amazing rare epilepsy organizations 💜 #StrongerTogether #genetics Epilepsiforeningen Epilepsihospitalet, Filadelfia Torie Robinson 🇺🇦

Preparing tonight's talk for the 🇩🇰 #Epilepsy Association 😀

Looking forward to talking about genetic testing 🧬🧠, #PrecisionMedicine 💊, and the invaluable work of our amazing rare epilepsy organizations 💜

#StrongerTogether #genetics
<a href="/epilepsi/">Epilepsiforeningen</a> <a href="/Filadelfia_DK/">Epilepsihospitalet, Filadelfia</a> <a href="/TorieRobinson10/">Torie Robinson 🇺🇦</a>
DEE-P Connections (@dee_pconnection) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another amazing webinar - Oral Care for Those Who Do Not Eat by Mouth! This webinar was planned with our partners at KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation. Learn how to provide dental care for those who have #DEEs and aren't able to eat by mouth safely. bit.ly/DEEPdental

Rikke S. Møller (@filadelfiagene1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New paper on #KCNT1 📢 Functional Effects of Epilepsy Associated KCNT1 Mutations Suggest Pathogenesis via Aberrant Inhibitory Neuronal Activity! Brilliant work by Leanne Dibbens (Prior) and team 💪 #OpenAccess #Epilepsy 💜 #Genetics 🧠🧬 KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation mdpi.com/1981920

KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation (@kcnt1_epilepsy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you Andrew! Hope it didn’t take too many pokes! And thank you Justin West. Our biobank is just one of the many dreams that you have worked tirelessly to make reality. You are a force of nature. Our community is so fortunate to have you fighting for it.

Allan Bayat, associated professor (@allanbayat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Functional e-phys evaluation of presumed disease causing #KCNT1 variants. Authors found a strong tendency for pathogenic variants to exert gain-of-function effects on channel properties. #epilepsy #genetics #neurotwitter KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ep…

KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation (@kcnt1_epilepsy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When our founder’s daughter was diagnosed in 2018, they were given a paper that said there were six known patients worldwide and that life expectancy was a couple of years at best. One of the inspirations for the Foundation was to ensure no parent ever received that paper again.