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Mutations in PRRT2 responsible for paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesias also cause benign familial infantile convulsions.
Journal of human genetics - 1 May 2012
Ono Shinji, Yoshiura Koh-ichiro, Kinoshita Akira, Kikuchi Taeko, Nakane Yoshibumi, Kato Nobumasa, Sadamatsu Miyuki, Konishi Tohru, Nagamitsu Shinichiro, Matsuura Masato, Yasuda Ayako, Komine Maki, Kanai Kazuaki, Inoue Takeshi, Osamura Toshio, Saito Kayoko, Hirose Shinichi, Koide Hiroyoshi, Tomita Hiroaki, Ozawa Hiroki, Niikawa Norio, Kurotaki Naohiro
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD (MIM128000)) is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of involuntary movements. Benign familial infantile convulsion (BFIC) is also one of a neurological disorder characterized by clusters of epileptic seizures. The BFIC1 (MIM601764), BFIC2 (MIM605751) and BFIC4 (MIM612627) loci have been mapped to chromosome 19q, 16p and 1p, respectively, while BFIC3...
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