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Role of PRRT2 in common paroxysmal neurological disorders: a gene with remarkable pleiotropy.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Heron Sarah E, Dibbens Leanne M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene PRRT2 encoding proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 have recently been identified as the cause of three clinical entities: benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE), infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome, and paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD). Patients with ICCA have both BFIE and PKD and families with ICCA may contain individuals who exhibit all three phenotypes....
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