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Expanding the phenotype of PIGS-associated early onset epileptic developmental encephalopathy.
Epilepsia - 1 Feb 2021
Efthymiou Stephanie, Dutra-Clarke Marina, Maroofian Reza, Kaiyrzhanov Rauan, Scala Marcello, Reza Alvi Javeria, Sultan Tipu, Christoforou Marilena, Tuyet Mai Nguyen Thi, Mankad Kshitij, Vona Barbara, Rad Aboulfazl, Striano Pasquale, Salpietro Vincenzo, Guillen Sacoto Maria J, Zaki Maha S, Gleeson Joseph G, Campeau Philippe M, Russell Bianca E, Houlden Henry
Abstract excerpt
The phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class S protein (PIGS) gene has recently been implicated in a novel congenital disorder of glycosylation resulting in autosomal recessive inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein (GPI-AP) deficiency. Previous studies described seven patients with biallelic variants in the PIGS gene, of whom two presented with fetal akinesia and five with global...
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