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A novel null homozygous mutation confirms CACNA2D2 as a gene mutated in epileptic encephalopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Pippucci Tommaso, Parmeggiani Antonia, Palombo Flavia, Maresca Alessandra, Angius Andrea, Crisponi Laura, Cucca Francesco, Liguori Rocco, Valentino Maria Lucia, Seri Marco, Carelli Valerio
Abstract excerpt
Contribution to epileptic encephalopathy (EE) of mutations in CACNA2D2, encoding α2δ-2 subunit of Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels, is unclear. To date only one CACNA2D2 mutation altering channel functionality has been identified in a single family. In the same family, a rare CELSR3 polymorphism also segregated with disease. Involvement of CACNA2D2 in EE is therefore not confirmed, while that of CELSR3 is...
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