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Does a SCN1A gene mutation confer earlier age of onset of febrile seizures in GEFS+?
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2009
Sijben Angelique E J, Sithinamsuwan Pasiri, Radhakrishnan Ashalata, Badawy Radwa A B, Dibbens Leanne, Mazarib Aziz, Lev Dorit, Lerman-Sagie Tally, Straussberg Rachel, Berkovic Samuel F, Scheffer Ingrid E
Abstract excerpt
SCN1A is the most clinically relevant epilepsy gene and is associated with generalized epilepsy and febrile seizure plus (GEFS+) and Dravet syndrome. We postulated that earlier onset of febrile seizures in the febrile seizure (FS) and febrile seizure plus (FS+) phenotypes may occur in the presence of a SCN1A mutation. This was because of the age-related onset of Dravet syndrome, which typically begins in the...
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