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A novel KCNQ3 mutation in familial epilepsy with focal seizures and intellectual disability.
Epilepsia - 1 Feb 2015
Miceli Francesco, Striano Pasquale, Soldovieri Maria Virginia, Fontana Antonina, Nardello Rosaria, Robbiano Angela, Bellini Giulia, Elia Maurizio, Zara Federico, Taglialatela Maurizio, Mangano Salvatore
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the KCNQ2 gene encoding for voltage-gated potassium channel subunits have been found in patients affected with early onset epilepsies with wide phenotypic heterogeneity, ranging from benign familial neonatal seizures (BFNS) to epileptic encephalopathy with cognitive impairment, drug resistance, and characteristic electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroradiologic features. By contrast, only few KCNQ3...
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