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De novo KCNQ2 mutations in patients with benign neonatal seizures.
Neurology - 14 Dec 2004
Claes L R F, Ceulemans B, Audenaert D, Deprez L, Jansen A, Hasaerts D, Weckx S, Claeys K G, Del-Favero J, Van Broeckhoven C, De Jonghe P
Abstract excerpt
Benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC) are characterized by unprovoked seizures during the first weeks of life with spontaneous remission after a few months. Mutations have been identified in the voltage-gated potassium ion channels KCNQ2 and KCNQ3. The authors performed a mutation analysis of KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 in six patients of whom four had no family history of neonatal seizures. The authors identified...
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