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Panayiotopoulos syndrome: probable genetic origin, but not in SCN1A.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Mar 2011
Martín Del Valle F, Díaz Negrillo A, Ares Mateos G, Sanz Santaeufemia F J, Del Rosal Rabes T, González-Valcárcel Sánchez-Puelles F J
Abstract excerpt
Panayiotopoulos syndrome is encompassed in the classification of the ILAE in idiopathic focal epilepsies. Mutations in the SCN1A gene have been associated with the development of this syndrome. We present two cases of Panayiotopoulos syndrome in two monozygotic twins, who underwent a molecular analysis of SCN1A, but no alteration was found. These cases suggest a genetic origin, and SCN1A appears to be associated...
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