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A homozygous mutation of voltage-gated sodium channel β(I) gene SCN1B in a patient with Dravet syndrome.
Epilepsia - 1 Dec 2012
Ogiwara Ikuo, Nakayama Tojo, Yamagata Tetsushi, Ohtani Hideyuki, Mazaki Emi, Tsuchiya Shigeru, Inoue Yushi, Yamakawa Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Dravet syndrome is a severe form of epileptic encephalopathy characterized by early onset epileptic seizures followed by ataxia and cognitive decline. Approximately 80% of patients with Dravet syndrome have been associated with heterozygous mutations in SCN1A gene encoding voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) α(I) subunit, whereas a homozygous mutation (p.Arg125Cys) of SCN1B gene encoding VGSC β(I) subunit was...
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