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Loss-of-function mutations of STXBP1 in patients with epileptic encephalopathy.
Brain & development - 1 Mar 2016
Yamamoto Toshiyuki, Shimojima Keiko, Yano Tamami, Ueda Yuki, Takayama Rumiko, Ikeda Hiroko, Imai Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
Epileptic encephalopathy, which commences during early infancy, is a severe epileptic syndrome that manifests as age-dependent seizures and severe developmental delay. The syntaxin-binding protein 1 gene (STXBP1) is one of the genes responsible for epileptic encephalopathy. We conducted a cohort study to analyze STXBP1 in 42 patients with epileptic encephalopathy. We identified four novel mutations: two splicing...
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