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Atypical course in individuals from Spanish families with benign familial infantile seizures and mutations in the PRRT2 gene.
Epilepsy research - 1 Oct 2014
Guerrero-López Rosa, Ortega-Moreno Laura, Giráldez Beatriz G, Alarcón-Morcillo Cristina, Sánchez-Martín Gema, Nieto-Barrera Manuel, Gutiérrez-Delicado Eva, Gómez-Garre Pilar, Martínez-Bermejo Antonio, García-Peñas Juan J, Serratosa José M
Abstract excerpt
A benign prognosis has been claimed in benign familial infantile seizures (BFIS). However, few studies have assessed the long-term evolution of these patients. The objective of this study is to describe atypical courses and presentations in BFIS families with mutations in PRRT2 gene. We studied clinically affected individuals from five BFIS Spanish families. We found mutations in PRRT2 in all 5 families. A...
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