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The finding of a new heterozygous mutation site of the SCN2A gene in a monozygotic twin family carrying and exhibiting genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) using targeted next-generation sequencing.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Jun 2018
Liu Xue-Wu, Li Wenna, Han Tao, Wei Kunkun, Qiao Shan, Su Lei, Chi Zhaofu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a new epilepsy syndrome named by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) in 2001. The SCN2A gene encoding α2 subunit of the neuronal sodium channel has been reported to be associated with BFNIS, GFES+, Dravet syndrome and some intractable childhood epilepsies. This study aimed to develop an approach based on next-generation sequencing...
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