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D Audenaert1, E Schwartz, K G Claeys, L Claes, L Deprez, A Suls, T Van Dyck, L Lagae, C Van Broeckhoven, R L Macdonald, P De Jonghe.
Abstract
Mutations in the gene encoding the gamma2 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABRG2) have been reported to cause childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), febrile seizures (FS), and generalized epilepsy with FS plus (GEFS+). The authors analyzed GABRG2 in 47 unrelated patients with CAE, FS, and GEFS+ and identified a novel mutation that cosegregated with FS. Electrophysiologic studies demonstrated altered current desensitization and reduced benzodiazepine enhancement in mutant receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16924025 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000230145.73496.a2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910