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Mutation screening of the PRRT2 gene for benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes in Chinese mainland population.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Jan 2017
Che Xiang-Qian, Sun Zhan-Fang, Mao Xiao, Xia Kun, Yan Xin-Xiang, Jiang Hong, Shen Lu, Li Nan, Tang Bei-Sha
Abstract excerpt
Proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 gene (PRRT2) mutations are reported to cause common paroxysmal neurological disorders and show a remarkable pleiotropy. Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is considered to be the most common epilepsy syndrome in childhood. It is placed among the idiopathic localization related epilepsies. Recently, it was reported that a girl with a PRRT2 mutation c.649_650insC...
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