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PRRT2 phenotypic spectrum includes sporadic and fever-related infantile seizures.
Neurology - 20 Nov 2012
Scheffer Ingrid E, Grinton Bronwyn E, Heron Sarah E, Kivity Sara, Afawi Zaid, Iona Xenia, Goldberg-Stern Hadassa, Kinali Maria, Andrews Ian, Guerrini Renzo, Marini Carla, Sadleir Lynette G, Berkovic Samuel F, Dibbens Leanne M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE) is an autosomal dominant epilepsy syndrome characterized by afebrile seizures beginning at about 6 months of age. Mutations in PRRT2, encoding the proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 gene, have recently been identified in the majority of families with BFIE and the associated syndrome of infantile convulsions and choreoathetosis (ICCA). We asked whether the...
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