Homozygous mutations in the SCN1A gene associated with genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus and Dravet syndrome in 2 families

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
Andreas BrunklausSameer M Zuberi

Abstract

Mutations in the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel SCN1A are associated with several epilepsy syndromes. These range from severe phenotypes including Dravet syndrome to milder phenotypes such as genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). To date the sequence variants identified have been heterozygous in nature as one would expect for a disorder that occurs de novo or is dominantly inherited. We report the association of two novel homozygous missense mutations of the SCN1A gene in four children with infantile epilepsies from two consanguineous pedigrees. We suggest that the nature and location of the identified amino acid changes allows heterozygous carriers to remain unaffected. However, having such changes on both alleles may have a cumulative and detrimental effect. The presented cases illustrate how better understanding of the nature and location of SCN1A missense mutations may aid the interpretation of genotype-phenotype associations. SCN1A related epilepsies should be considered in children with infantile onset epilepsies even when an autosomal recessive neurological disorder is suspected.

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Aug 27, 2017·Neurology·Yue-Hua ZhangIngrid E Scheffer
Oct 14, 2018·Genes & Genomics·Muhammad Imran NaseerMohammad H Al-Qahtani
Sep 8, 2017·Epilepsia·Dora SteelAndreas Brunklaus
Oct 6, 2020·Frontiers in Pharmacology·Luis Felipe Santos MenezesElisabeth Ferroni Schwartz
Jun 27, 2021·European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society·Raffaella MorettiCaroline Nava

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