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Effect of localization of missense mutations in SCN1A on epilepsy phenotype severity.
Neurology - 27 Jul 2004
Kanai K, Hirose S, Oguni H, Fukuma G, Shirasaka Y, Miyajima T, Wada K, Iwasa H, Yasumoto S, Matsuo M, Ito M, Mitsudome A, Kaneko S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Many missense mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel subunit gene SCN1A were identified in patients with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) and severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), although GEFS+ is distinct from SMEI in terms of clinical symptoms, severity, prognosis, and responses to antiepileptic drugs. The authors analyzed the localization of...
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