ANNA SIATOUNI

Dr. ANNA SIATOUNI


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 June 2017 in Epilepsy & Behavior
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MKMatina Kampra
Matina Kampra
NTNikolaos Tzerakis
Nikolaos Tzerakis
LTLouise Lund Holm Thomsen
Louise Lund Holm Thomsen
EKEfstathia Katsarou
Efstathia Katsarou
KVKonstantinos Voudris
Konstantinos Voudris
SGSTYLIANOS GATZONIS
STYLIANOS GATZONIS

27 May 2016 in Epilepsy & Behavior
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MKMatina Kampra
Matina Kampra
NTNikolaos G. Tzerakis
Nikolaos G. Tzerakis
SLSotirios Losidis
Sotirios Losidis
EKEfstathia Katsarou
Efstathia Katsarou
KVKonstantinos Voudris
Konstantinos Voudris
SGSTYLIANOS GATZONIS
STYLIANOS GATZONIS

19 September 2024 in Genes
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MKmartha Spyridoula Katsarou
martha Spyridoula Katsarou
ASANNA SIATOUNI
ANNA SIATOUNI
DTDanae Tsikrika
Danae Tsikrika
EKElena Kokkiou
Elena Kokkiou
Maria StefanatouMaria Stefanatou
Maria Stefanatou
MPMaria Papasavva
Maria Papasavva
Background/Objectives: Epilepsy is a brain disease with both environmental and genetic inputs. Ion channel dysfunction seems to be of great significance for abnormal neuronal behavior during epileptic seizures. Within neurons, the voltage-gated sodium channels are crucial proteins contributing to the initiation and propagation of action potentials. The voltage-gated sodium channel α subunit 1 (SCN1A) gene encodes for the α subunit of a voltage-gated ion channel. The aim of the study was to investigate the relation of two common SCN1A variants, i.e., rs3812718 and rs2298771, with distinct epileptic phenotypes in a South-Eastern European population. Methods: DNA was extracted from 214 unrelated participants with focal onset, focal to bilateral tonic–clonic, or generalized onset epileptic seizures and genotyped using real-time PCR (LightSNiP assays) followed by melting curve analysis. Statistical analysis of the results was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics software (version 29.0 for Windows). Results: Genotype frequency distribution analysis indicated an association for the A-allele-containing genotypes of both rs3812718 and rs2298771 polymorphisms of SCN1A with generalized onset seizures and focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures versus focal onset seizures. Conclusions: Consequently, the study provides evidence that supports a potential association of the investigated SCN1A polymorphisms with distinct seizure subtype susceptibility in South-Eastern Europeans.