Kaja K. Selmer
- Group leader
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Publications 2024
Impact of genetic testing in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy- parents' perspective
Epilepsy Behav, 163, 110174 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110174, PubMed 39709846
Publications 2023
No signs of neurodegenerative effects in 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 copy number variant carriers in the UK Biobank
Transl Psychiatry, 13 (1), 61
DOI 10.1038/s41398-023-02358-w, PubMed 36807331
Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intraindividual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers
Biol Psychiatry, 95 (2), 147-160
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.018, PubMed 37661008
Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study)
J Pain Res, 16, 1713-1724
DOI 10.2147/JPR.S406079, PubMed 37252109
Longitudinal changes of serum cytokines in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 31 (4), 543-547
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2023.01.001, PubMed 36640896
Health-related quality of life in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy treated with modified Atkins diet in a randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 64 (5), e69-e74
DOI 10.1111/epi.17585, PubMed 36923995
Stress biomarkers in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy on a modified Atkins diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia Open, 8 (4), 1331-1339
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12808, PubMed 37574592
Decreased serum concentrations of antiseizure medications in children with drug resistant epilepsy following treatment with ketogenic diet
Epilepsia Open, 8 (3), 858-866
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12746, PubMed 37057954
Psychiatric comorbidity in relation to clinical characteristics of epilepsy: A retrospective observational study
Seizure, 110, 136-143
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.06.011, PubMed 37379699
SLCO5A1 and synaptic assembly genes contribute to impulsivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
NPJ Genom Med, 8 (1), 28
DOI 10.1038/s41525-023-00370-z, PubMed 37770509
Variation in prognosis and treatment outcome in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a Biology of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Consortium proposal for a practical definition and stratified medicine classifications
Brain Commun, 5 (3), fcad182
DOI 10.1093/braincomms/fcad182, PubMed 37361715
Whole-exome sequencing in moyamoya patients of Northern-European origin identifies gene variants involved in Nitric Oxide metabolism: A pilot study
Brain Spine, 3, 101745
DOI 10.1016/j.bas.2023.101745, PubMed 37383439
Publications 2022
Gain-of-function variants in GABRD reveal a novel pathway for neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy
Brain, 145 (4), 1299-1309
DOI 10.1093/brain/awab391, PubMed 34633442
Substantial early changes in bone and calcium metabolism among adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients on a modified Atkins diet
Epilepsia, 63 (4), 880-891
DOI 10.1111/epi.17169, PubMed 35092022
Genome-wide decrease in DNA methylation in adults with epilepsy treated with modified ketogenic diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia, 63 (9), 2413-2426
DOI 10.1111/epi.17351, PubMed 35762681
Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Atrophy and Spastic Ataxia in Patients With Pathogenic Biallelic Variants in GEMIN5
Front Cell Dev Biol, 10, 783762
DOI 10.3389/fcell.2022.783762, PubMed 35295849
Sex-specific disease modifiers in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 2785
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-06324-2, PubMed 35190554
Monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood, a population cohort from Norway
Front Pediatr, 10, 965282
DOI 10.3389/fped.2022.965282, PubMed 35979408
Individualised prediction of drug resistance and seizure recurrence after medication withdrawal in people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
EClinicalMedicine, 53, 101732
DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101732, PubMed 36467455
Publications 2021
A novel somatic mutation in GNB2 provides new insights to the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome
Hum Mol Genet, 30 (21), 1919-1931
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddab144, PubMed 34124757
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a potential biomarker for chronic low back pain in patients with Modic changes
RMD Open, 7 (2)
DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001726, PubMed 34344830
Loss of function mutations in GEMIN5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder
Nat Commun, 12 (1), 2558
DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-22627-w, PubMed 33963192
Publications 2020
Differential Glial Activation in Early Epileptogenesis-Insights From Cell-Specific Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in the Contralateral Hippocampus
Front Neurol, 11, 573575
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2020.573575, PubMed 33312155
Phenotypic spectrum and transcriptomic profile associated with germline variants in TRAF7
Genet Med, 22 (7), 1215-1226
DOI 10.1038/s41436-020-0792-7, PubMed 32376980
The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 698
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03720-5, PubMed 33087100
Effects of modified Atkins diet on thyroid function in adult patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 111, 107285
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107285, PubMed 32698106
Elevated hydroxycholesterols in Norwegian patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia SPG5
J Neurol Sci, 419, 117211
DOI 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117211, PubMed 33160247
Trait impulsivity in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 8 (1), 138-152
DOI 10.1002/acn3.51255, PubMed 33264519
Publications 2019
Coexistence of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Autoimmune Addison's Disease
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 10, 648
DOI 10.3389/fendo.2019.00648, PubMed 31611844
Identification and characterization of rare toll-like receptor 3 variants in patients with autoimmune Addison's disease
J Transl Autoimmun, 1, 100005
DOI 10.1016/j.jtauto.2019.100005, PubMed 32743495
Neuronal and glial DNA methylation and gene expression changes in early epileptogenesis
PLoS One, 14 (12), e0226575
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0226575, PubMed 31887157
Inherited retinal disease in Norway - a characterization of current clinical and genetic knowledge
Acta Ophthalmol, 98 (3), 286-295
DOI 10.1111/aos.14218, PubMed 31429209
Pharmacokinetic interaction between modified Atkins diet and antiepileptic drugs in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsia, 60 (11), 2235-2244
DOI 10.1111/epi.16364, PubMed 31602644
[Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0988, PubMed 31642628
Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (15), 1473-1476
Biallelic POLR3A variants confirmed as a frequent cause of hereditary ataxia and spastic paraparesis
Brain, 142 (4), e12
DOI 10.1093/brain/awz041, PubMed 30847471
Publications 2018
Renal manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex: patients' and parents' knowledge and routines for renal follow-up - a questionnaire study
BMC Nephrol, 19 (1), 39
DOI 10.1186/s12882-018-0835-3, PubMed 29439672
Effect of modified Atkins diet in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: A randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 59 (8), 1567-1576
DOI 10.1111/epi.14457, PubMed 29901816
A novel heterozygous variant in ERLIN2 causes autosomal dominant pure hereditary spastic paraplegia
Eur J Neurol, 25 (7), 943-e71
DOI 10.1111/ene.13625, PubMed 29528531
Publications 2017
Prevalence of Renal Angiomyolipomas and Spontaneous Bleeding Related to Angiomyolipomas in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Patients in France and Norway-a Questionnaire Study
Urology, 104, 70-76
DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2017.02.023, PubMed 28232177
PUF60 variants cause a syndrome of ID, short stature, microcephaly, coloboma, craniofacial, cardiac, renal and spinal features
Eur J Hum Genet, 25 (5), 552-559
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2017.27, PubMed 28327570
Homozygous KIDINS220 loss-of-function variants in fetuses with cerebral ventriculomegaly and limb contractures
Hum Mol Genet, 26 (19), 3792-3796
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddx263, PubMed 28934391
GLUT1-deficiency syndrome: Report of a four-generation Norwegian family with a mild phenotype
Epilepsy Behav, 70 (Pt A), 1-4
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.02.016, PubMed 28407523
Novel UCHL1 mutations reveal new insights into ubiquitin processing
Hum Mol Genet, 26 (6), 1031-1040
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddw391, PubMed 28007905
Novel UCHL1 mutations reveal new insights into ubiquitin processing
Hum Mol Genet, 26 (6), 1217-1218
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddx072, PubMed 28334853
Publications 2016
Strømme Syndrome Is a Ciliary Disorder Caused by Mutations in CENPF
Hum Mutat, 37 (4), 359-63
DOI 10.1002/humu.22960, PubMed 26820108
Strømme Syndrome Is a Ciliary Disorder Caused by Mutations in CENPF
Hum Mutat, 37 (7), 711
DOI 10.1002/humu.22997, PubMed 27300082
Exome Sequencing Fails to Identify the Genetic Cause of Aicardi Syndrome
Mol Syndromol, 7 (4), 234-238
DOI 10.1159/000448367, PubMed 27781033
Pathogenic variants in KCTD7 perturb neuronal K+ fluxes and glutamine transport
Brain, 139 (Pt 12), 3109-3120
DOI 10.1093/brain/aww244, PubMed 27742667
A founder mutation p.H701P identified as a major cause of SPG7 in Norway
Eur J Neurol, 23 (4), 763-71
DOI 10.1111/ene.12937, PubMed 26756429
Prevalence of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in people <30 years of age-A population-based study in Norway
Epilepsia, 58 (1), 105-112
DOI 10.1111/epi.13613, PubMed 27861775
FILTUS: a desktop GUI for fast and efficient detection of disease-causing variants, including a novel autozygosity detector
Bioinformatics, 32 (10), 1592-4
DOI 10.1093/bioinformatics/btw046, PubMed 26819469
Publications 2015
Generalized epilepsy in a family with basal ganglia calcifications and mutations in SLC20A2 and CHRNB2
Eur J Med Genet, 58 (11), 624-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ejmg.2015.10.005, PubMed 26475232
A prospective study of the modified Atkins diet for adults with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 53, 197-201
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.021, PubMed 26588588
Friedreich ataxia in Norway - an epidemiological, molecular and clinical study
Orphanet J Rare Dis, 10, 108
DOI 10.1186/s13023-015-0328-4, PubMed 26338206
Publications 2014
Modified Atkins diet may reduce serum concentrations of antiepileptic drugs
Acta Neurol Scand, 131 (3), 187-90
DOI 10.1111/ane.12330, PubMed 25312999
Aicardi syndrome: an epidemiologic and clinical study in Norway
Pediatr Neurol, 52 (2), 182-6.e3
DOI 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.10.022, PubMed 25443581
CHD2 mutations in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Epilepsy Behav, 33, 18-21
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.02.005, PubMed 24614520
Occurrence of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome in patients treated with ketogenic diet
Epilepsy Behav, 32, 76-8
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.01.003, PubMed 24508593
Does ketogenic diet improve cognitive function in patients with GLUT1-DS? A 6- to 17-month follow-up study
Epilepsy Behav, 39, 111-5
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.08.015, PubMed 25240122
Spastic paraplegia type 7 is associated with multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions
PLoS One, 9 (1), e86340
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0086340, PubMed 24466038
Publications 2013
Copy number variants in adult patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome features
Epilepsy Res, 105 (1-2), 110-7
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.01.009, PubMed 23415449
Good outcome in patients with early dietary treatment of GLUT-1 deficiency syndrome: results from a retrospective Norwegian study
Dev Med Child Neurol, 55 (5), 440-7
DOI 10.1111/dmcn.12096, PubMed 23448551
Publications 2012
[Dravet syndrome as a cause of epilepsy and learning disability]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (1), 44-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0539, PubMed 22240828
A de novo 163 kb interstitial 1q44 microdeletion in a boy with thin corpus callosum, psychomotor delay and seizures
Eur J Med Genet, 55 (12), 715-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.08.005, PubMed 22975012
[Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (14), 1610-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1518, PubMed 22875125
Publications 2011
[Glucose transporter protein type 1 (GLUT-1) deficiency syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (8), 828-31
PubMed 21556087
A mild form of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB diagnosed with targeted next-generation sequencing of linked genomic regions
Eur J Hum Genet, 20 (1), 58-63
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2011.126, PubMed 21712855
Publications 2009
Genome-wide linkage analysis with clustered SNP markers
J Biomol Screen, 14 (1), 92-6
DOI 10.1177/1087057108327327, PubMed 19171925
Parental SCN1A mutation mosaicism in familial Dravet syndrome
Clin Genet, 76 (4), 398-403
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01208.x, PubMed 19673951
Autosomal dominant pericentral retinal dystrophy caused by a novel missense mutation in the TOPORS gene
Acta Ophthalmol, 88 (3), 323-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01465.x, PubMed 19183411
SCN1A mutation screening in adult patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome features
Epilepsy Behav, 16 (3), 555-7
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.08.021, PubMed 19782004
Publications 2008
SLC9A6 mutations cause X-linked mental retardation, microcephaly, epilepsy, and ataxia, a phenotype mimicking Angelman syndrome
Am J Hum Genet, 82 (4), 1003-10
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.01.013, PubMed 18342287
SCN1A variant in a Scandinavian GEFS+ family: a wolf in sheep's clothing? Comment
Acta Neurol. Scand., 118 (5), 346
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01061.x