Heron, S.E. et al. (2012) PRRT2 mutations cause benign familial infantile epilepsy and infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics, 90(1), pp. 152-160. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.12.003)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.12.003
Abstract
Benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE) is a self-limited seizure disorder that occurs in infancy and has autosomal-dominant inheritance. We have identified heterozygous mutations in PRRT2, which encodes proline-rich transmembrane protein 2, in 14 of 17 families (82%) affected by BFIE, indicating that PRRT2 mutations are the most frequent cause of this disorder. We also report PRRT2 mutations in five of six (83%) families affected by infantile convulsions and choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome, a familial syndrome in which infantile seizures and an adolescent-onset movement disorder, paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC), co-occur. These findings show that mutations in PRRT2 cause both epilepsy and a movement disorder. Furthermore, PRRT2 mutations elicit pleiotropy in terms of both age of expression (infancy versus later childhood) and anatomical substrate (cortex versus basal ganglia).
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Zuberi, Dr Sameer |
Authors: | Heron, S.E., Grinton, B.E., Kivity, S., Afawi, Z., Zuberi, S.M., Hughes, J.N., Pridmore, C., Hodgson, B.L., Iona, X., Sadleir, L.G., Pelekanos, J., Herlenius, E., Goldberg-Stern, H., Bassan, H., Haan, E., Korczyn, A.D., Gardner, A.E., Corbett, M.A., Gécz, J., Thomas, P.Q., Mulley, J.C., Berkovic, S.F., Scheffer, I.E., and Dibbens, L.M. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
Journal Name: | American Journal of Human Genetics |
Journal Abbr.: | AJHG |
ISSN: | 0002-9297 |
ISSN (Online): | 1537-6605 |
Published Online: | 12 January 2012 |
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