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Association of a synonymous SCN1B variant affecting splicing efficiency with Benign Familial Infantile Epilepsy (BFIE).
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Sept 2017
Usluer Sunay, Kayserili Melek Aslı, Eken Aslı Gündoğdu, Yiş Uluc, Leu Costin, Altmüller Janine, Thiele Holger, Nürnberg Peter, Sander Thomas, Çağlayan S Hande
Abstract excerpt
Benign Familial Infantile Epilepsy (BFIE) is clinically characterized by clusters of brief partial seizures progressing to secondarily generalized seizures with onset at the age of 3-7 months and with favorable outcome. PRRT2 mutations are the most common cause of BFIE, and found in about 80% of BFIE families. In this study, we analyzed a large multiplex BFIE family by linkage and whole exome sequencing (WES)...
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