Mouse models of human PIK3CA-related brain overgrowth have acutely treatable epilepsy

Mouse models of human PIK3CA-related brain overgrowth have acutely treatable epilepsy

Mutations in the catalytic subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PIK3CA) and other PI3K-AKT pathway components have been associated with cancer and a wide spectrum of brain and body overgrowth. In the brain, the phenotypic spectrum of PIK3CA-related segmental overgrowth includes bilateral dysplastic...

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Main Authors: Achira Roy, Jonathan Skibo, Franck Kalume, Jing Ni, Sherri Rankin, Yiling Lu, William B Dobyns, Gordon B Mills, Jean J Zhao, Suzanne J Baker, Kathleen J Millen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
PI3K
megalencephaly
mouse models
epilepsy
BKM120
cortical dysplasia
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/12703

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