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Clinical and genetic features of 13 Spanish patients with KCNQ2 mutations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2017
Hortigüela Montesclaros, Fernández-Marmiesse Ana, Cantarín Verónica, Gouveia Sofía, García-Peñas Juan J, Fons Carmen, Armstrong Judith, Barrios Desirée, Díaz-Flores Felícitas, Tirado Pilar, Couce María L, Gutiérrez-Solana Luis G
Abstract excerpt
The KCNQ2 gene codifies a subunit of the voltage-gated potassium M channel underlying the neuronal M-current. Classically, mutations in this gene have been associated with benign familial neonatal seizures, however, in recent years KCNQ2 mutations have been reported associated to early-onset epileptic encephalopathy. In this work, detailed familiar, clinical and genetic data were collected for 13 KCNQ2-positive...
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