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Homozygous KCNMA1 mutation as a cause of cerebellar atrophy, developmental delay and seizures.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Tabarki Brahim, AlMajhad Nabil, AlHashem Amal, Shaheen Ranad, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
Dominant gain-of-function mutations of the KCNMA1 gene, encoding the pore-forming subunit of the large conductance voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ channel, have been described in a few patients with the syndrome of epilepsy, paroxysmal dyskinesias and developmental delay. In this report, we describe the loss-of-function phenotype of this newly described disease gene. In two siblings from a consanguineous family...
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