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Rasmussen encephalitis associated with SCN 1 A mutation.
Epilepsia - 1 Mar 2008
Ohmori Iori, Ouchida Mamoru, Kobayashi Katsuhiro, Jitsumori Yoshimi, Inoue Takushi, Shimizu Kenji, Matsui Hideki, Ohtsuka Yoko, Maegaki Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the SCN 1 A gene, encoding the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel alpha1 subunit, cause SMEI, GEFS+, and related epileptic syndromes. We herein report the R1575C-SCN 1 A mutation identified in a patient with Rasmussen encephalitis. R1575C were constructed in a recombinant human SCN 1 A and then heterologously expressed in HEK293 cells along with the human beta1 and beta2 sodium channel accessory...
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