Recurrent and non-recurrent mutations of SCN8A in epileptic encephalopathy

Mutations of the voltage-gated sodium channel SCN8A have been identified in approximately 1% of nearly 1,000 children with early-infantile epileptic encephalopathies (EIEE) who have been tested by DNA sequencing. EIEE caused by mutation of SCN8A is designated EIEE13 (OMIM #614558). Affected childre...

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Main Authors: Jacy L Wagnon, Miriam H Meisler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00104/full