2014
Clinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis
Martin HC, Kim GE, Pagnamenta AT, Murakami Y, Carvill GL, Meyer E, Copley RR, Rimmer A, Barcia G, Fleming MR, Kronengold J, Brown MR, Hudspith KA, Broxholme J, Kanapin A, Cazier JB, Kinoshita T, Nabbout R, Consortium T, Bentley D, McVean G, Heavin S, Zaiwalla Z, McShane T, Mefford HC, Shears D, Stewart H, Kurian MA, Scheffer IE, Blair E, Donnelly P, Kaczmarek LK, Taylor JC. Clinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis. Human Molecular Genetics 2014, 23: 3200-3211. PMID: 24463883, PMCID: PMC4030775, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 9EpilepsyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKCNQ2 Potassium ChannelMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationNAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsPathology, MolecularPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblUniparental DisomyYoung AdultConceptsSevere early-onset epilepsyEarly-onset epilepsyOhtahara syndromeMolecular diagnosisWhole-genome sequencingClinical whole-genome sequencingPathogenic de novo mutationsHomozygous missense variantPotassium channel currentsSeizure typesO patientsDiagnostic yieldOS casesPatientsPower of WGSMolecular genetic diagnosisEpilepsyClinical phenotypeClinical diagnosisClinical toolHeterogeneous disorderDevelopmental delayDe novo mutationsDiagnosisMissense variants
2012
De novo gain-of-function KCNT1 channel mutations cause malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy
Barcia G, Fleming MR, Deligniere A, Gazula VR, Brown MR, Langouet M, Chen H, Kronengold J, Abhyankar A, Cilio R, Nitschke P, Kaminska A, Boddaert N, Casanova JL, Desguerre I, Munnich A, Dulac O, Kaczmarek LK, Colleaux L, Nabbout R. De novo gain-of-function KCNT1 channel mutations cause malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 1255-1259. PMID: 23086397, PMCID: PMC3687547, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2441.Peer-Reviewed Original Research