To understand whether our findings translate to the human condition, we ran enzyme-linked immunoassays for CRH, CORT, epinephrine, and norepinephrine in postmortem blood samples collected from PWE with or without suspected SUDEP compared with individuals with no history of epilepsy (samples obtained from the North American SUDEP Registry at New York University Langone Health). This evidence concerns the gene CORT and epilepsy.