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Boricua Founder Variant in FRRS1L Causes Epileptic Encephalopathy With Hyperkinetic Movements.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Feb 2021
Abdelmoumen Imane, Jimenez Sandra, Valencia Ignacio, Melvin Joseph, Legido Agustin, Diaz-Diaz Mayela M, Griffith Christopher, Massingham Lauren J, Yelton Melissa, Rodríguez-Hernández Janice, Schnur Rhonda E, Walsh Laurence E, Cristancho Ana G, Bergqvist Christina A, McWalter Kirsty, Mathieson Iain, Belbin Gillian M, Kenny Eimear E, Ortiz-Gonzalez Xilma R, Schneider Michael C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a founder mutation effect and the clinical phenotype of homozygous FRRS1L c.737_739delGAG (p.Gly246del) variant in 15 children of Puerto Rican (Boricua) ancestry presenting with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE-37) with prominent movement disorder. BACKGROUND: EIEE-37 is caused by biallelic loss of function variants in the FRRS1L gene, which is critical for AMPA-receptor...
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