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Loss-of-Function Mutations in FRRS1L Lead to an Epileptic-Dyskinetic Encephalopathy.
American journal of human genetics - 2 Jun 2016
Madeo Marianna, Stewart Michelle, Sun Yuyang, Sahir Nadia, Wiethoff Sarah, Chandrasekar Indra, Yarrow Anna, Rosenfeld Jill A, Yang Yaping, Cordeiro Dawn, McCormick Elizabeth M, Muraresku Colleen C, Jepperson Tyler N, McBeth Lauren J, Seidahmed Mohammed Zain, El Khashab Heba Y, Hamad Muddathir, Azzedine Hamid, Clark Karl, Corrochano Silvia, Wells Sara, Elting Mariet W, Weiss Marjan M, Burn Sabrina, Myers Angela, Landsverk Megan, Crotwell Patricia L, Waisfisz Quinten, Wolf Nicole I, Nolan Patrick M, Padilla-Lopez Sergio, Houlden Henry, Lifton Richard, Mane Shrikant, Singh Brij B, Falk Marni J, Mercimek-Mahmutoglu Saadet, Bilguvar Kaya, Salih Mustafa A, Acevedo-Arozena Abraham, Kruer Michael C
Abstract excerpt
Glutamatergic neurotransmission governs excitatory signaling in the mammalian brain, and abnormalities of glutamate signaling have been shown to contribute to both epilepsy and hyperkinetic movement disorders. The etiology of many severe childhood movement disorders and epilepsies remains uncharacterized. We describe a neurological disorder with epilepsy and prominent choreoathetosis caused by biallelic...
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