Abstract
Seizure disorder is one of the most relevant clinical manifestations in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) and it acts as independent prognostic factor for the severity of intellectual disability (ID). LETM1, encoding a mitochondrial protein playing a role in K(+) /H(+) exchange and in Ca(2+) homeostasis, is currently considered the major candidate gene. However, whether haploinsufficiency limited to LETM1 is enough to cause epilepsy is still unclear. The main purpose of the present research is to define the 4p chromosome regions where genes for seizures reside.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 849-857 |
Numero di pagine | 9 |
Rivista | Epilepsia |
Volume | 55 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2014 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Candidate genes
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Comparative Genomic Hybridization
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Seizures
- WHS pathogenesis
- Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome