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Clinical severity is correlated with age at seizure onset and biophysical properties of recurrent gain of function variants associated with SCN8A-related epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Dec 2023
Chung Kyung Mi, Hack Joshua, Andrews Jennifer, Galindo-Kelly Maureen, Schreiber John, Watkins Joseph, Hammer Michael F
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic variants in the SCN8A gene underlie a wide spectrum of neurodevelopmental phenotypes including several distinct seizure types and a host of comorbidities. One of the major challenges facing clinicians and researchers alike is to identify genotype-phenotype (G-P) correlations that may improve prognosis, guide treatment decisions, and lead to precision medicine approaches. METHODS: We...
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