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PRRT2 links infantile convulsions and paroxysmal dyskinesia with migraine.
Neurology - 20 Nov 2012
Cloarec Robin, Bruneau Nadine, Rudolf Gabrielle, Massacrier Annick, Salmi Manal, Bataillard Marc, Boulay Clotilde, Caraballo Roberto, Fejerman Natalio, Genton Pierre, Hirsch Edouard, Hunter Alasdair, Lesca Gaetan, Motte Jacques, Roubertie Agathe, Sanlaville Damien, Wong Sau-Wei, Fu Ying-Hui, Rochette Jacques, Ptácek Louis J, Szepetowski Pierre
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OBJECTIVE: Whole genome sequencing and the screening of 103 families recently led us to identify PRRT2 (proline-rich-transmembrane protein) as the gene causing infantile convulsions (IC) with paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) (PKD/IC syndrome, formerly ICCA). There is interfamilial and intr...
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