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Yang Y, Tuo J, Zhang J, Xu Z, Luo Z. Pathogenic genes implicated in sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy: a research progress update. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1416648. [PMID: 38966089 PMCID: PMC11222571 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1416648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is a focal epilepsy syndrome characterized by a variable age of onset and heterogeneous etiology. Current literature suggests a prevalence rate of approximately 1.8 per 100,000 persons. The discovery of additional pathogenic genes associated with SHE in recent years has significantly expanded the knowledge and understanding of its pathophysiological mechanisms. Identified SHE pathogenic genes include those related to neuronal ligand- and ion-gated channels (CHRNA4, CHRNB2, CHRNA2, GABRG2, and KCNT1), genes upstream of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signal transduction pathway (DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3, TSC1, and TSC2), and other genes (CRH, CaBP4, STX1B, and PRIMA1). These genes encode proteins associated with ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, cell signal transduction, and synaptic transmission. Mutations in these genes can result in the dysregulation of encoded cellular functional proteins and downstream neuronal dysfunction, ultimately leading to epileptic seizures. However, the associations between most genes and the SHE phenotype remain unclear. This article presents a literature review on the research progress of SHE-related pathogenic genes to contribute evidence to genotype-phenotype correlations in SHE and establish the necessary theoretical basis for future SHE treatments.
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- Yufang Yang
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Jiang YL, Xia L, Zhao JJ, Zhou HM, Mi D, Wang X, Wang YY, Song CG, Jiang W. Mice harboring the T316N variant in the GABA AR γ 2 subunit exhibit sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy phenotypes and hypersynchronization in the thalamocortical pathway. Exp Neurol 2024; 376:114775. [PMID: 38604438 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2024.114775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is a focal epilepsy syndrome characterized by seizures that predominantly occur during sleep. The pathogenesis of these seizures remains unclear. We previously detected rare variants in GABRG2, which encodes the γ2 subunit of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR), in patients with SHE and demonstrated that these variants impaired GABAAR function in vitro. However, the mechanisms by which GABRG2 variants contribute to seizure attacks during sleep remain unclear. METHODS In this study, we designed a knock-in (KI) mouse expressing the mouse Gabrg2 T316N variant, corresponding to human GABRG2 T317N variant, using CRISPR/Cas9. Continuous video-electroencephalogram monitoring and in vivo multichannel electrophysiological recordings were performed to explore seizure susceptibility to pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), alterations in the sleep-wake cycle, spontaneous seizure patterns, and synchronized activity in the motor thalamic nuclei (MoTN) and secondary motor cortex (M2). Circadian variations in the expression of total, membrane-bound, and synaptic GABAAR subunits were also investigated. RESULTS No obvious changes in gross morphology were detected in Gabrg2T316N/+ mice compared to their wild-type (Gabrg2+/+) littermates. Gabrg2T316N/+ mice share key phenotypes with patients, including sleep fragmentation and spontaneous seizures during sleep. Gabrg2T316N/+ mice showed increased susceptibility to PTZ-induced seizures and higher mortality after seizures. Synchronization of the local field potentials between the MoTN and M2 was abnormally enhanced in Gabrg2T316N/+ mice during light phase, when sleep dominates, accompanied by increased local activities in the MoTN and M2. Interestingly, in Gabrg2+/+ mice, GABAAR γ2 subunits showed a circadian increase on the neuronal membrane and synaptosomes in the transition from dark phase to light phase, which was absent in Gabrg2T316N/+ mice. CONCLUSION We generated a new SHE mouse model and provided in vivo evidence that rare variants of GABRG2 contribute to seizure attacks during sleep in SHE.
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- Yong-Li Jiang
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Muller M, Bélanger J, Hadj-Aissa I, Zhang C, Sephton CF, Dutchak PA. GATOR1 Mutations Impair PI3 Kinase-Dependent Growth Factor Signaling Regulation of mTORC1. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2068. [PMID: 38396745 PMCID: PMC10889792 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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GATOR1 (GAP Activity TOward Rag 1) is an evolutionarily conserved GTPase-activating protein complex that controls the activity of mTORC1 (mammalian Target Of Rapamycin Complex 1) in response to amino acid availability in cells. Genetic mutations in the GATOR1 subunits, NPRL2 (nitrogen permease regulator-like 2), NPRL3 (nitrogen permease regulator-like 3), and DEPDC5 (DEP domain containing 5), have been associated with epilepsy in humans; however, the specific effects of these mutations on GATOR1 function and mTORC1 regulation are not well understood. Herein, we report that epilepsy-linked mutations in the NPRL2 subunit of GATOR1, NPRL2-L105P, -T110S, and -D214H, increase basal mTORC1 signal transduction in cells. Notably, we show that NPRL2-L105P is a loss-of-function mutation that disrupts protein interactions with NPRL3 and DEPDC5, impairing GATOR1 complex assembly and resulting in high mTORC1 activity even under conditions of amino acid deprivation. Furthermore, our studies reveal that the GATOR1 complex is necessary for the rapid and robust inhibition of mTORC1 in response to growth factor withdrawal or pharmacological inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K). In the absence of the GATOR1 complex, cells are refractory to PI3K-dependent inhibition of mTORC1, permitting sustained translation and restricting the nuclear localization of TFEB, a transcription factor regulated by mTORC1. Collectively, our results show that epilepsy-linked mutations in NPRL2 can block GATOR1 complex assembly and restrict the appropriate regulation of mTORC1 by canonical PI3K-dependent growth factor signaling in the presence or absence of amino acids.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1J 2G3, Canada
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Yang D, Wang J, Qin Z, Feng J, Mao C, Chen Y, Huang X, Ruan Y. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of NPRL3-related epilepsy: Two case reports and literature review. Epilepsia Open 2024; 9:33-40. [PMID: 37902097 PMCID: PMC10839296 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Nitrogen permease regulator-like 3 (NPRL3) has been reported to play a role in seizure onset. The principal manifestation of NPRL3-related epilepsy is a range of epilepsy-associated syndromes, such as familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF), sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE), and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). The association between phenotype and genotype of NPRL3 mutations remains inadequately described. This study aimed to explore the phenotypic and genotypic spectra of NPRL3-related epilepsy. We reported two novel NPRL3 variants in two unrelated epilepsy cases, including a nonsense (c.1174C > T, p.Gln392*) and a missense variant (c.1322C > T, p.Thr441Met). Following a review of the literature, a total of 116 cases of NPRL3-related epilepsy were assessed, mostly with nonsense and frameshift mutations. Our findings suggest that patients harboring various NPRL3 variants exhibit variable clinical manifestations. In addition, it may be worthwhile to consider theexistence of NPRL3 mutations in epilepsy patients with a family history. This study provides useful information for the treatment and prognosis by expanding the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of NPRL3-related epilepsy. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: This study expands the phenotypic and genotypic spectra of NPRL3-related epilepsy by reporting two cases with different novel variants. Following a review of the literature, it was observed that patients harboring various NPRL3 variants exhibited a variability of clinical manifestations. Also, patients carrying nonsense mutations are frequently prone to drug resistance and other severe comorbidities such as developmental delay, but more cases need to be collected to confirm these findings.
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- Dongling Yang
- Ruikang Clinical Medical CollegeGuangxi University of Chinese MedicineNanningChina
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Genetic DiseasesMaternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningChina
- Genetic and Metabolic Central LaboratoryGuangxi Birth Defects Research and Prevention InstituteNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric DiseasesNanningChina
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Genetic DiseasesMaternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanningChina
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Dainelli A, Iacomino M, Rossato S, Bugin S, Traverso M, Severino M, Gustincich S, Capra V, Di Duca M, Zara F, Scala M, Striano P. Refining the electroclinical spectrum of NPRL3-related epilepsy: A novel multiplex family and literature review. Epilepsia Open 2023; 8:1314-1330. [PMID: 37491868 PMCID: PMC10690669 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE NPRL3-related epilepsy (NRE) is an emerging condition set within the wide GATOR-1 spectrum with a particularly heterogeneous and elusive phenotypic expression. Here, we delineated the genotype-phenotype spectrum of NRE, reporting an illustrative familial case and reviewing pertinent literature. METHODS Through exome sequencing (ES), we investigated a 12-year-old girl with recurrent focal motor seizures during sleep, suggestive of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE), and a family history of epilepsy in siblings. Variant segregation analysis was performed by Sanger sequencing. All previously published NRE patients were thoroughly reviewed and their electroclinical features were analyzed and compared with the reported subjects. RESULTS In the proband, ES detected the novel NPRL3 frameshift variant (NM_001077350.3): c.151_152del (p.Thr51Glyfs*5). This variant is predicted to cause a loss of function and segregated in one affected brother. The review of 76 patients from 18 publications revealed the predominance of focal-onset seizures (67/74-90%), with mainly frontal and frontotemporal (32/67-47.7%), unspecified (19/67-28%), or temporal (9/67-13%) onset. Epileptic syndromes included familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF) (29/74-39%) and SHE (11/74-14.9%). Fifteen patients out of 60 (25%) underwent epilepsy surgery, 11 of whom achieved complete seizure remission (11/15-73%). Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type 2A was the most frequent histopathological finding. SIGNIFICANCE We reported an illustrative NPRL3-related epilepsy (NRE) family with incomplete penetrance. This condition consists of a heterogeneous spectrum of clinical and neuroradiological features. Focal-onset motor seizures are predominant, and almost half of the cases fulfill the criteria for SHE or FFEVF. MRI-negative cases are prevalent, but the association with malformations of cortical developments (MCDs) is significant, especially FCD type 2a. The beneficial impact of epilepsy surgery in patients with MCD-related epilepsy further supports the inclusion of brain MRI in the workup of NRE patients.
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- Alice Dainelli
- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases UnitIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child HealthUniversità Degli Studi di GenovaGenoaItaly
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- U.O.C. Pediatria, Ospedale San BortoloVicenzaItaly
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases UnitIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
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- UOC Genetica MedicaIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
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- UOC Genetica MedicaIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
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- UOC Genetica MedicaIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases UnitIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child HealthUniversità Degli Studi di GenovaGenoaItaly
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases UnitIRCCS Istituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child HealthUniversità Degli Studi di GenovaGenoaItaly
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Du S, Zeng S, Song L, Ma H, Chen R, Luo J, Wang X, Ma T, Xu X, Sun H, Yi P, Guo J, Huang Y, Liu M, Wang T, Liao WP, Zhang L, Liu JY, Tang B. Functional characterization of novel NPRL3 mutations identified in three families with focal epilepsy. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2023; 66:2152-2166. [PMID: 37071290 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-022-2313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Focal epilepsy accounts for 60% of all forms of epilepsy, but the pathogenic mechanism is not well understood. In this study, three novel mutations in NPRL3 (nitrogen permease regulator-like 3), c.937_945del, c.1514dupC and 6,706-bp genomic DNA (gDNA) deletion, were identified in three families with focal epilepsy by linkage analysis, whole exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing. NPRL3 protein is a component of the GATOR1 complex, a major inhibitor of mTOR signaling. These mutations led to truncation of the NPRL3 protein and hampered the binding between NPRL3 and DEPDC5, which is another component of the GATOR1 complex. Consequently, the mutant proteins enhanced mTOR signaling in cultured cells, possibly due to impaired inhibition of mTORC1 by GATOR1. Knockdown of nprl3 in Drosophila resulted in epilepsy-like behavior and abnormal synaptic development. Taken together, these findings expand the genotypic spectrum of NPRL3-associated focal epilepsy and provide further insight into how NPRL3 mutations lead to epilepsy.
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- Shiyue Du
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Department of Geriatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital of HUST, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital of HUST, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, China.
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
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Yin K, Lei X, Yan Z, Yang Y, Deng Q, Lu Q, Zhang X, Wang M, Liu Q. Clinical and genetic features of GATOR1 complex-associated epilepsy. J Med Genet 2023; 60:784-790. [PMID: 36604176 DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2021-108364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the prevalence of pathogenic variants in DEPDC5, NPRL2 and NPRL3 that encode the GATOR1 (GTPase-activating protein towards the Rags 1) complex, a modulator in the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, and to define the characteristics of GATOR1-associated epilepsy. METHODS Clinical details and whole-exome sequencing data of 170 novel probands with lesional or non-lesional epilepsy were retrieved. Candidate variants in GATOR1 genes were verified by Sanger sequencing, and cosegregate analysis was performed. The pathogenicity of variants and their effect on mTOR signalling were investigated. RESULTS Two novel frameshift variants and one recurrent nonsense variant were detected in DEPDC5, with a prevalence of 1.8% (3 out of 170) in the whole cohort and 3.1% (3 out of 97) in focal epilepsies. These variants cosegregated in pedigrees with epilepsy, respectively. Rare missense variants in NPRL2 and NPRL3 did not segregate with epilepsy in families, respectively. Epileptic phenotypes of 21 patients with DEPDC5 variants showed focal seizures with non-lesional variable foci that were predominantly sleep-related, with a median onset age of 10 years (range 1-30). Seizure outcome was variable. About 24% of patients were drug-resistant, and seizure attacks were absent in 33% of variant carriers. Of 13 patients who experienced seizures, 54% tended to resolve spontaneously. Functional assessments showed that the three variants affected DEPDC5 expression. These loss-of-function (LoF) variants affected the DEPDC5-dependent inhibition of mTOR. CONCLUSIONS Patients carrying DEPDC5-LoF variants might show a high prevalence of focal seizures with a dynamic phenotype, indicating reduced penetrance and self-resolving features. The associated epilepsy was caused by loss of inhibition of the mTOR pathway. The pathogenicity of missense variants in GATOR1 genes should be cautiously evaluated.
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- Kaili Yin
- McKusick-Zhang Center for Genetic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- McKusick-Zhang Center for Genetic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 50 Xiang-shan-xi-song, Beijing, China
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- Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 50 Xiang-shan-xi-song, Beijing, China
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- Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 50 Xiang-shan-xi-song, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- McKusick-Zhang Center for Genetic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 50 Xiang-shan-xi-song, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hu J, Gao X, Chen L, Kan Y, Du Z, Xin S, Ji W, Yu Q, Cao L. Identification of two rare NPRL3 variants in two Chinese families with familial focal epilepsy with variable foci 3: NGS analysis with literature review. Front Genet 2023; 13:1054567. [PMID: 36685832 PMCID: PMC9852884 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1054567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: The GAP Activity Towards Rags 1 (GATOR1) complex, which includes DEPDC5, NPRL2, and NPRL3, plays a key role in epilepsy. It has been reported that focal epilepsy is associated with mutations in the NPRL3 gene in some cases. We report two rare mutations in the NPRL3 gene in two unrelated Chinese families with focal epilepsy in this study. Methods: The proband and her brother in family E1 first experienced seizures at 1.5 and 6 years of age, respectively. Despite resection of epileptogenic foci, she still suffered recurrent seizures. The first seizure of a 20-year-old male proband in family E2 occurred when he was 2 years old. To identify pathogenic variants in these families, whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on genomic DNA from peripheral blood. Results: In family E1, the trio-WES analysis of the proband and her brother without apparent structural brain abnormalities identified a heterozygous variant in the NPRL3 gene (c.954C>A, p.Y318*, NM_001077350.3). In family E2, the proband carried a heterozygous NPRL3 mutation (c.1545-1G>C, NM_001077350.3). Surprisingly, the mothers of the two probands each carried the variants, but neither had an attack. Bioinformatics analysis predicted that the mutation (c.954C>A) was in the highly conserved amino acid residues of NPRL3, which affected the α-helix of NPRL3 protein, leading to a truncated protein. The splice variant (c.1545-1G>C) resulted in the loss of the last exon of the NPRL3 gene. Conclusion: The results of this study provide a foundation for diagnosing NPRL3-related epilepsy by enriching their genotypes and phenotypes and help us identify the genetic etiologies of epilepsy in these two families.
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- Junji Hu
- Department of Neurology, Zibo Changguo Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China
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- Yinfeng Gene Technology Co, Ltd, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zibo Changguo Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, China
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- Central Laboratory, Binzhou People’s Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Yinfeng Gene Technology Co, Ltd, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Yinfeng Gene Technology Co, Ltd, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Yinfeng Gene Technology Co, Ltd, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Lili Cao,
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Zhang H, Deng J, Wang X, Chen C, Chen S, Dai L, Fang F. Clinical phenotypic and genotypic characterization of NPRL3-related epilepsy. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1113747. [PMID: 36937533 PMCID: PMC10018541 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1113747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Background As one of the assembly factors of the GATOR1 protein complex in the mechanism of rapamycin pathway, NPRL3 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. However, the correlation between genotype and clinical phenotype in patients with NPRL3-related epilepsy has not been clarified. Methods A total of 11 Chinese children with NPRL3-related epilepsy were identified through whole-exome sequencing (WES). The data from the clinical presentation, laboratory data, brain imaging findings, genetic results, and treatment methods were collected. All previously reported cases with NPRL3-related epilepsy were collected and reviewed through PubMed search. Results Among the 11 children, eight have not been reported, and two of them presented infantile spasms (ISs) as a new phenotype of NPRL3-related epilepsy. In addition, WES identified five frameshift mutations, three nonsense mutations, two missense mutations, and one exon deletion. Based on bioinformatics analysis, it was found that two missense mutation sites were highly conserved, and the c.400G>A mutation site of the NPRL3 gene caused the alteration of the protein structure. To date, 88 patients have been reported with NPRL3-related defects, including our 11 cases. The most common presentations were sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE), frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE), and temporal lobe epilepsy. A majority of patients (70%) presented normal neuroimaging results, and focal cortical dysplasia was the most common neuroimaging abnormality (62.5%). Among the NPRL3 gene mutations, loss of function (nonsense mutations, frameshift mutations, and exons deletion) was the most common genetic variation (75%). For 73% of patients with NPRL3-related epilepsy, monotherapy of sodium channel blockers was effective. Surgery was effective for 75% of children with neuroimaging abnormalities. Two cases unresponsive to surgery or anti-seizure medications were treated with ketogenic diets (KD), which were effective. One case was treated with rapamycin at an early stage of epilepsy, which was effective as well. Conclusion NPRL3-related epilepsy has high clinical and genetic heterogeneity. SHE and FLE are the most common clinical presentations. Furthermore, ISs are the new phenotypes of NPRL3-related epilepsy, while the variants c.275G>A, c.745G>A, and c.1270C>T may be the most common NPRL3 gene mutations. Sodium channel blockers, surgery, KD, and rapamycin may be the potential treatments for these patients. Our study expanded the clinical and genetic spectrum of NPRL3-related epilepsy and provided important information for the precise treatment of patients.
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- Hongwei Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
- Epilepsy Center, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Epilepsy Center, Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Fang Fang
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Villa C, Arrigoni F, Rivellini E, Lavitrano M, De Gioia L, Ferini-Strambi L, Combi R. Exome Sequencing in an ADSHE Family: VUS Identification and Limits. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12548. [PMID: 36231847 PMCID: PMC9565017 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Autosomal dominant sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (ADSHE) is the familial form of a focal epilepsy characterized by hyperkinetic focal seizures, mainly arising during non-rapid eye movements (NREM) sleep. Mutations associated with ADSHE account for a small proportion of the genetically determined cases, suggesting the existence of other disease-causing genes. Here, we reported the results obtained by performing trio-based whole-exome sequencing (WES) in an Italian family showing ADSHE and investigated the structural impact of putative variants by in silico modeling analysis. We identified a p.(Trp276Gly) variant in MOXD1 gene encoding the monooxigenase DBH like 1 protein, cosegregating with the disease and annotated as VUS under the ACMG recommendations. Structural bioinformatic analysis predicted a high destabilizing effect of this variant, due to the loss of important hydrophilic bonds and an expansion of cavity volume in the protein hydrophobic core. Although our data support a functional effect of the p.(Trp276Gly) variant, we highlight the need to identify additional families carrying MOXD1 mutations or functional analyses in suitable models to clarify its role in ADSHE pathogenesis. Moreover, we discuss the importance of VUS reporting due to the low rate of pathogenic variant identification by NGS in epilepsy and for future reinterpretation studies.
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- Chiara Villa
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology-Sleep Disorder Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20127 Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20127 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Riney K, Bogacz A, Somerville E, Hirsch E, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Zuberi SM, Alsaadi T, Jain S, French J, Specchio N, Trinka E, Wiebe S, Auvin S, Cabral-Lim L, Naidoo A, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Wirrell EC, Tinuper P. International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia 2022; 63:1443-1474. [PMID: 35503725 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The goal of this paper is to provide updated diagnostic criteria for the epilepsy syndromes that have a variable age of onset, based on expert consensus of the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Taskforce (2017-2021). We use language consistent with current accepted epilepsy and seizure classifications and incorporate knowledge from advances in genetics, electroencephalography, and imaging. Our aim in delineating the epilepsy syndromes that present at a variable age is to aid diagnosis and to guide investigations for etiology and treatments for these patients.
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- Kate Riney
- Neurosciences Unit, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of Neurology, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Francis Rohmer Epilepsy Unit, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France.,National Institute of Health and Medical Research 1258, Strasbourg, France.,Federation of Translational Medicine of Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Reference Centre for Rare Epilepsies, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Member of Epicare, Paris, France.,Imagine Institute, National Institute of Health and Medical Research Mixed Unit of Research 1163, Paris, France.,University City University, Paris, France
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- Austin Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Florey Institute and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University City University, Paris, France.,Paediatric Neurosciences Research Group, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.,Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Neurology, American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research and Health Care, member of EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, member of EpiCARE, Salzburg, Austria.,Neuroscience Institute, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg, Austria.,Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics, and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.,Paediatric Neurology, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert-Debré Hospital, Paris, France.,University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, Health Sciences Center, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, the Philippines
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- Neurology Unit, Greys Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.,Department of Neurology, University of KwaZulu Natal, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Departments of Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Reference Centre for Rare and Complex Epilepsies, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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Jiang YL, Song CG, Zhou HM, Feng B, Zhao JJ, Liu Y, Man YL, Han J, Liu SB, Jiang W. Rare variants in GABRG2 associated with sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy. J Neurol 2022; 269:4939-4954. [PMID: 35486215 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is a focal epilepsy syndrome. The underlying pathophysiology is presumed to be closely related with disruption of GABAergic neurotransmission, which is mainly medicated by γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR). Thus, it is reasonable to assume that rare GABAAR variants might contribute to the pathogenesis of SHE. To test this hypothesis, we performed next-generation sequencing in 58 SHE patients and analyzed the functional effects of the identified variants in both neuronal and non-neuronal cells using a combination of electrophysiology recordings, western blot, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy. In our study, we detected three rare variants (NM_198904.2: c.269C > T, p.T90M; NM_198904.2: c.950C > A, p.T317N and NM_198903.2: c.649C > T, p.Q217X) in GABRG2 (MIM:137,164, encoding GABAAR γ2 subunit) in three unrelated patients. Two of the three rare variants were transmitted unaffected maternally (T90M) or unaffected paternally (Q217X), whereas the T317N variant arose de novo. The mother of proband carrying the T90M variant was unaffected and being mosaicism for this variant. Functional analysis showed that T90M and T317N variants decreased GABA-evoked current amplitudes by diverse mechanisms including impaired surface expression, endoplasmic reticulum retention, and channel gating defects. And Q217X variant reduced synaptic clustering and distribution of GABAAR. While a causal role of these variants cannot be established directly from these results, the functional assessment together with the genetic sequencing suggests that these rare GABRG2 variants may constitute genetic risk factors for SHE. Our study further expands the GABRG2 phenotypic spectrum and supports the view that GABAergic neurotransmission participates in the epileptogenesis of SHE.
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- Yong-Li Jiang
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Center for Teacher Professional Ability Development, Shaanxi Normal University, 199 South Chang'an Road, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China.
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Hui JB, Silva JCH, Pelaez MC, Sévigny M, Venkatasubramani JP, Plumereau Q, Chahine M, Proulx CD, Sephton CF, Dutchak PA. NPRL2 Inhibition of mTORC1 Controls Sodium Channel Expression and Brain Amino Acid Homeostasis. eNeuro 2022; 9:ENEURO.0317-21.2022. [PMID: 35165201 PMCID: PMC8896560 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0317-21.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Genetic mutations in nitrogen permease regulator-like 2 (NPRL2) are associated with a wide spectrum of familial focal epilepsies, autism, and sudden unexpected death of epileptics (SUDEP), but the mechanisms by which NPRL2 contributes to these effects are not well known. NPRL2 is a requisite subunit of the GAP activity toward Rags 1 (GATOR1) complex, which functions as a negative regulator of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) kinase when intracellular amino acids are low. Here, we show that loss of NPRL2 expression in mouse excitatory glutamatergic neurons causes seizures before death, consistent with SUDEP in humans with epilepsy. Additionally, the absence of NPRL2 expression increases mTORC1-dependent signal transduction and significantly alters amino acid homeostasis in the brain. Loss of NPRL2 reduces dendritic branching and increases the strength of electrically stimulated action potentials (APs) in neurons. The increased AP strength is consistent with elevated expression of epilepsy-linked, voltage-gated sodium channels in the NPRL2-deficient brain. Targeted deletion of NPRL2 in primary neurons increases the expression of sodium channel Scn1A, whereas treatment with the pharmacological mTORC1 inhibitor called rapamycin prevents Scn1A upregulation. These studies demonstrate a novel role of NPRL2 and mTORC1 signaling in the regulation of sodium channels, which can contribute to seizures and early lethality.
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- Jeremy B Hui
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada
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Li Y, Zhao X, Wang S, Xu K, Zhao X, Huang S, Zhu S. A Novel Loss-of-Function Mutation in the NPRL3 Gene Identified in Chinese Familial Focal Epilepsy with Variable Foci. Front Genet 2021; 12:766354. [PMID: 34868250 PMCID: PMC8633433 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.766354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by partial epilepsy with variable foci. In this study, we report a six-generation with segregation of the mutation present in four generations Chinese family presenting with focal epilepsy with variable foci. Whole exome sequencing confirms a novel pathogenic mutation in the NPRL3 gene (c316C>T; p. Q106*). PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were conducted to analyze the gene transcription, protein expression, and subcellular localization of NPRL3 and related signaling molecules in peripheral blood cells from family members. As compared with healthy family members, both mRNA level and protein expression of NPRL3 are decreased in peripheral blood cells of the mutation carrier. In addition, the expression of downstream molecular Phospho-p70 S6 kinase (P-s6k) are increased consequently. Our findings expand the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of the NPRL3-associated epilepsy and reveal the mechanisms of mTOR pathway signaling and GATOR1 pathogenesis in focal epilepsies, providing exciting potential for future diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. However, further in vitro and animal experiments are still needed to evaluate the role of NPRL3 loss-of-function mutation in epileptogensis.
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- Youzhi Li
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Pharmacogenetics of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (Review of Literature). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111696. [PMID: 34769124 PMCID: PMC8584095 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Pharmacogenomic studies in epilepsy are justified by the high prevalence rate of this disease and the high cost of its treatment, frequent drug resistance, different response to the drug, the possibility of using reliable methods to assess the control of seizures and side effects of antiepileptic drugs. Candidate genes encode proteins involved in pharmacokinetic processes (drug transporters, metabolizing enzymes), pharmacodynamic processes (receptors, ion channels, enzymes, regulatory proteins, secondary messengers) and drug hypersensitivity (immune factors). This article provides an overview of the literature on the influence of genetic factors on treatment in epilepsy.
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Moloney PB, Cavalleri GL, Delanty N. Epilepsy in the mTORopathies: opportunities for precision medicine. Brain Commun 2021; 3:fcab222. [PMID: 34632383 PMCID: PMC8495134 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The mechanistic target of rapamycin signalling pathway serves as a ubiquitous regulator of cell metabolism, growth, proliferation and survival. The main cellular activity of the mechanistic target of rapamycin cascade funnels through mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1, which is inhibited by rapamycin, a macrolide compound produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Pathogenic variants in genes encoding upstream regulators of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 cause epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders. Tuberous sclerosis complex is a multisystem disorder caused by mutations in mechanistic target of rapamycin regulators TSC1 or TSC2, with prominent neurological manifestations including epilepsy, focal cortical dysplasia and neuropsychiatric disorders. Focal cortical dysplasia type II results from somatic brain mutations in mechanistic target of rapamycin pathway activators MTOR, AKT3, PIK3CA and RHEB and is a major cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. DEPDC5, NPRL2 and NPRL3 code for subunits of the GTPase-activating protein (GAP) activity towards Rags 1 complex (GATOR1), the principal amino acid-sensing regulator of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1. Germline pathogenic variants in GATOR1 genes cause non-lesional focal epilepsies and epilepsies associated with malformations of cortical development. Collectively, the mTORopathies are characterized by excessive mechanistic target of rapamycin pathway activation and drug-resistant epilepsy. In the first large-scale precision medicine trial in a genetically mediated epilepsy, everolimus (a synthetic analogue of rapamycin) was effective at reducing seizure frequency in people with tuberous sclerosis complex. Rapamycin reduced seizures in rodent models of DEPDC5-related epilepsy and focal cortical dysplasia type II. This review outlines a personalized medicine approach to the management of epilepsies in the mTORopathies. We advocate for early diagnostic sequencing of mechanistic target of rapamycin pathway genes in drug-resistant epilepsy, as identification of a pathogenic variant may point to an occult dysplasia in apparently non-lesional epilepsy or may uncover important prognostic information including, an increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in the GATORopathies or favourable epilepsy surgery outcomes in focal cortical dysplasia type II due to somatic brain mutations. Lastly, we discuss the potential therapeutic application of mechanistic target of rapamycin inhibitors for drug-resistant seizures in GATOR1-related epilepsies and focal cortical dysplasia type II.
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- Patrick B Moloney
- FutureNeuro, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, D02 VN51, Ireland
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- FutureNeuro, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, D02 VN51, Ireland
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- FutureNeuro, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, D02 VN51, Ireland
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Mermer F, Poliquin S, Rigsby K, Rastogi A, Shen W, Romero-Morales A, Nwosu G, McGrath P, Demerast S, Aoto J, Bilousova G, Lal D, Gama V, Kang JQ. Common molecular mechanisms of SLC6A1 variant-mediated neurodevelopmental disorders in astrocytes and neurons. Brain 2021; 144:2499-2512. [PMID: 34028503 PMCID: PMC8418336 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Solute carrier family 6 member 1 (SLC6A1) is abundantly expressed in the developing brain even before the CNS is formed. Its encoded GABA transporter 1 (GAT-1) is responsible for the reuptake of GABA into presynaptic neurons and glia, thereby modulating neurotransmission. GAT-1 is expressed globally in the brain, in both astrocytes and neurons. The GABA uptake function of GAT-1 in neurons cannot be compensated for by other GABA transporters, while the function in glia can be partially replaced by GABA transporter 3. Recently, many variants in SLC6A1 have been associated with a spectrum of epilepsy syndromes and neurodevelopmental disorders, including myoclonic atonic epilepsy, childhood absence epilepsy, autism, and intellectual disability, but the pathomechanisms associated with these phenotypes remain unclear. The presence of GAT-1 in both neurons and astrocytes further obscures the role of abnormal GAT-1 in the heterogeneous disease phenotype manifestations. Here we examine the impact on transporter trafficking and function of 22 SLC6A1 variants identified in patients with a broad spectrum of phenotypes. We also evaluate changes in protein expression and subcellular localization of the variant GAT-1 in various cell types, including neurons and astrocytes derived from human patient induced pluripotent stem cells. We found that a partial or complete loss-of-function represents a common disease mechanism, although the extent of GABA uptake reduction is variable. The reduced GABA uptake appears to be due to reduced cell surface expression of the variant transporter caused by variant protein misfolding, endoplasmic reticulum retention, and subsequent degradation. Although the extent of reduction of the total protein, surface protein, and the GABA uptake level of the variant transporters is variable, the loss of GABA uptake function and endoplasmic reticulum retention is consistent across induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cell types, including astrocytes and neurons, for the surveyed variants. Interestingly, we did not find a clear correlation of GABA uptake function and the disease phenotypes, such as myoclonic atonic epilepsy versus developmental delay, in this study. Together, our study suggests that impaired transporter protein trafficking and surface expression are the major disease-associated mechanisms associated with pathogenic SLC6A1 variants. Our results resemble findings from pathogenic variants in other genes affecting the GABA pathway, such as GABAA receptors. This study provides critical insight into therapeutic developments for SLC6A1 variant-mediated disorders and implicates that boosting transporter function by either genetic or pharmacological approaches would be beneficial.
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- Felicia Mermer
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute and Neurological Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center of Human Development, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Wang W, Wu X, Su X, Sun H, Tan Q, Zhang S, Lu L, Gao H, Liu W, Yang X, Zhou D, Kemp GJ, Yue Q, Gong Q. Metabolic alterations of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. J Neurosci Res 2021; 99:2657-2668. [PMID: 34133770 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is a focal epilepsy whose neurobiological underpinnings remain poorly understood. The present study aimed to identify possible neurochemical alterations in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in participants with SHE using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1 H MRS). Thirty-nine participants with SHE (mean age, 30.7 years ± 11.3 [standard deviation], 24 men) and 59 controls (mean age, 29.4 years ± 10.4, 29 men) were consecutively and prospectively recruited and underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging and 1 H MRS in the bilateral DLPFCs. Brain concentrations of metabolites, including N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), myo-inositol (mI), choline, creatine, the sum of glutamate and glutamine, glutathione (GSH) and γ-aminobutyric acid, were estimated with LCModel and corrected for the partial volume effect of cerebrospinal fluid using tissue segmentation. ANCOVA analyses revealed lower concentration of NAA in the left DLPFC in participants with SHE compared with controls. A significant difference of NAA concentration between DLPFC in the two hemispheres (left > right) was observed only in the control group. We further confirmed a higher GSH concentration in men than in women in SHE participants, which probably indicates that men are more susceptible to this disease. The mI concentration in the right DLPFC was negatively correlated with epilepsy duration. This study demonstrates that DLPFC is an important brain region involved in the pathophysiology of SHE, in which both neurons and astrocytes appear impaired, and the elevated GSH level may suggest an abnormality related to oxidative stress.
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- Weina Wang
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Radiation Physics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China.,Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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Specchio N, Pepi C, De Palma L, Trivisano M, Vigevano F, Curatolo P. Neuroimaging and genetic characteristics of malformation of cortical development due to mTOR pathway dysregulation: clues for the epileptogenic lesions and indications for epilepsy surgery. Expert Rev Neurother 2021; 21:1333-1345. [PMID: 33754929 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2021.1906651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Introduction: Malformation of cortical development (MCD) is strongly associated with drug-resistant epilepsies for which surgery to remove epileptogenic lesions is common. Two notable technological advances in this field are identification of the underlying genetic cause and techniques in neuroimaging. These now question how presurgical evaluation ought to be approached for 'mTORpathies.'Area covered: From review of published primary and secondary articles, the authors summarize evidence to consider focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), tuber sclerosis complex (TSC), and hemimegalencephaly (HME) collectively as MCD mTORpathies. The authors also consider the unique features of these related conditions with particular focus on the practicalities of using neuroimaging techniques currently available to define surgical targets and predict post-surgical outcome. Ultimately, the authors consider the surgical dilemmas faced for each condition.Expert opinion: Considering FCD, TSC, and HME collectively as mTORpathies has some merit; however, a unified approach to presurgical evaluation would seem unachievable. Nevertheless, the authors believe combining genetic-centered classification and morphologic findings using advanced imaging techniques will eventually form the basis of a paradigm when considering candidacy for early surgery.
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- Nicola Specchio
- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Systems Medicine Department, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Chandrasekar I, Tourney A, Loo K, Carmichael J, James K, Ellsworth KA, Dimmock D, Joseph M. Hemimegalencephaly and intractable seizures associated with the NPRL3 gene variant in a newborn: A case report. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:2126-2130. [PMID: 33749980 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Hemimegalencephaly (HME) is a rare hamartomatous congenital malformation of the brain characterized by dysplastic overgrowth of either one of the cerebral hemispheres. HME is associated with early onset seizures, abnormal neurological findings, and with subsequent cognitive and behavioral disabilities. Seizures associated with HME are often refractory to antiepileptic medications. Hemispherectomy is usually necessary to provide effective seizure control. The exact etiology of HME is not fully understood, but involves a disturbance in early brain development and likely involves genes responsible for patterning and symmetry of the brain. We present a female newborn who had refractory seizures due to HME. Whole genome sequencing revealed a novel, likely pathogenic, maternally inherited, 3Kb deletion encompassing exon 5 of the NPRL3 gene (chr16:161898-164745x1). The NPRL3 gene encodes for a nitrogen permease regulator 3-like protein, a subunit of the GATOR complex, which regulates the mTOR signaling pathway. A trial of mTOR inhibitor drug, Sirolimus, did not improve her seizure control. Functional hemispherectomy at 3 months of age resulted in total abatement of clinical seizures.
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- Indira Chandrasekar
- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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- Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, California, USA
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Feliciano DM. The Neurodevelopmental Pathogenesis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). Front Neuroanat 2020; 14:39. [PMID: 32765227 PMCID: PMC7381175 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2020.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a model disorder for understanding brain development because the genes that cause TSC are known, many downstream molecular pathways have been identified, and the resulting perturbations of cellular events are established. TSC, therefore, provides an intellectual framework to understand the molecular and biochemical pathways that orchestrate normal brain development. The TSC1 and TSC2 genes encode Hamartin and Tuberin which form a GTPase activating protein (GAP) complex. Inactivating mutations in TSC genes (TSC1/TSC2) cause sustained Ras homologue enriched in brain (RHEB) activation of the mammalian isoform of the target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). TOR is a protein kinase that regulates cell size in many organisms throughout nature. mTORC1 inhibits catabolic processes including autophagy and activates anabolic processes including mRNA translation. mTORC1 regulation is achieved through two main upstream mechanisms. The first mechanism is regulation by growth factor signaling. The second mechanism is regulation by amino acids. Gene mutations that cause too much or too little mTORC1 activity lead to a spectrum of neuroanatomical changes ranging from altered brain size (micro and macrocephaly) to cortical malformations to Type I neoplasias. Because somatic mutations often underlie these changes, the timing, and location of mutation results in focal brain malformations. These mutations, therefore, provide gain-of-function and loss-of-function changes that are a powerful tool to assess the events that have gone awry during development and to determine their functional physiological consequences. Knowledge about the TSC-mTORC1 pathway has allowed scientists to predict which upstream and downstream mutations should cause commensurate neuroanatomical changes. Indeed, many of these predictions have now been clinically validated. A description of clinical imaging and histochemical findings is provided in relation to laboratory models of TSC that will allow the reader to appreciate how human pathology can provide an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of development.
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- David M Feliciano
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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Dunn PJ, Maher BH, Albury CL, Stuart S, Sutherland HG, Maksemous N, Benton MC, Smith RA, Haupt LM, Griffiths LR. Tiered analysis of whole-exome sequencing for epilepsy diagnosis. Mol Genet Genomics 2020; 295:751-763. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-020-01657-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Scala M, Bianchi A, Bisulli F, Coppola A, Elia M, Trivisano M, Pruna D, Pippucci T, Canafoglia L, Lattanzi S, Franceschetti S, Nobile C, Gambardella A, Michelucci R, Zara F, Striano P. Advances in genetic testing and optimization of clinical management in children and adults with epilepsy. Expert Rev Neurother 2020; 20:251-269. [PMID: 31941393 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1713101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction: Epileptic disorders are a heterogeneous group of medical conditions with epilepsy as the common denominator. Genetic causes, electro-clinical features, and management significantly vary according to the specific condition.Areas covered: Relevant diagnostic advances have been achieved thanks to the advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based molecular techniques. These revolutionary tools allow to sequence all coding (whole exome sequencing, WES) and non-coding (whole genome sequencing, WGS) regions of human genome, with a potentially huge impact on patient care and scientific research.Expert opinion: The application of these tests in children and adults with epilepsy has led to the identification of new causative genes, widening the knowledge on the pathophysiology of epilepsy and resulting in therapeutic implications. This review will explore the most recent advancements in genetic testing and provide up-to-date approaches for the choice of the correct test in patients with epilepsy.
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- Marcello Scala
- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Hospital San Donato Arezzo, Arezzo, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiopathology, IRCCS Oasi Research Institute, Troina, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Clinic of Nervous System Diseases, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, A. Cao Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Polyclinic Sant' Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- CNR-Neuroscience Institute and Department of Biomedical Sciences (C.N.), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Mediche E Chirurgiche, Università Della Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Istituto Di Scienze Neurologiche CNR Mangone, Cosenza, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Licchetta L, Pippucci T, Baldassari S, Minardi R, Provini F, Mostacci B, Plazzi G, Tinuper P, Bisulli F. Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE): Contribution of known genes in 103 patients. Seizure 2019; 74:60-64. [PMID: 31835056 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Genetics of Sleep-related Hypermotor Epilepsy (SHE) includes mutations in several genes that cumulatively account for 30 % of families. This approximate estimate comes from different case-series, each focused on the screening of a single gene. We systematically investigated a large cohort of SHE patients to estimate the frequency of pathogenic variants in the main genes thus far implicated in this epilepsy syndrome. METHODS We selected familial and isolated cases diagnosed with clinical/confirmed SHE who underwent genetic analysis by comparable next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques (WES/ multigene epilepsy panel). The identified heterozygous variants were classified according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines. RESULTS We included 103 SHE patients (M/F:61/42) who underwent NGS. Sixteen (15.5 %) were familial cases, 16.5 % had focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). We identified three pathogenic variants in CHRNA4 (2.9 %, CI: 0.6-8.3 %), two of whom novel; one pathogenic variant in KCNT1 (1 %, CI: 0.02-5.29 %); four loss-of-function variants in DEPDC5 (3.9 %, CI: 1.1-9.7 %), one of whom never reported; finally, one missense change in NPRL2 (1 %, CI: 0.02-5.29 %), already reported as pathogenic. Three out of the four patients with DEPDC5 variants had FCD. CONCLUSIONS The overall frequency of pathogenic variants in our SHE cohort was 8.7 %, 19 % and 7 % considering familial and sporadic cases, respectively. Pathogenic variants in the GATOR1-complex genes account for 5 % of the cases. DEPDC5 shows the highest variants frequency, especially in patients with genetic-structural etiology. From a practical perspective, analysis of this gene is recommended even in isolated cases, because of possible implications for patient management.
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- Laura Licchetta
- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Polyclinic Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Bisulli F, Licchetta L, Tinuper P. Sleep related hyper motor epilepsy (SHE): a unique syndrome with heterogeneous genetic etiologies. SLEEP SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s41606-019-0035-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A missense mutation in SLC6A1 associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome impairs GABA transporter 1 protein trafficking and function. Exp Neurol 2019; 320:112973. [PMID: 31176687 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.112973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations in SLC6A1 have been associated mainly with myoclonic atonic epilepsy (MAE) and intellectual disability. We identified a novel missense mutation in a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) characterized by severe seizures and developmental delay. METHODS Exome Sequencing was performed in an epilepsy patient cohort. The impact of the mutation was evaluated by 3H γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake, structural modeling, live cell microscopy, cell surface biotinylation and a high-throughput assay flow cytometry in both neurons and non neuronal cells. RESULTS We discovered a heterozygous missense mutation (c700G to A [pG234S) in the SLC6A1 encoding GABA transporter 1 (GAT-1). Structural modeling suggests the mutation destabilizes the global protein conformation. With transient expression of enhanced yellow fluorescence protein (YFP) tagged rat GAT-1 cDNAs, we demonstrated that the mutant GAT-1(G234S) transporter had reduced total protein expression in both rat cortical neurons and HEK 293 T cells. With a high-throughput flow cytometry assay and live cell surface biotinylation, we demonstrated that the mutant GAT-1(G234S) had reduced cell surface expression. 3H radioactive labeling GABA uptake assay in HeLa cells indicated a reduced function of the mutant GAT-1(G234S). CONCLUSIONS This mutation caused instability of the mutant transporter protein, which resulted in reduced cell surface and total protein levels. The mutation also caused reduced GABA uptake in addition to reduced protein expression, leading to reduced GABA clearance, and altered GABAergic signaling in the brain. The impaired trafficking and reduced GABA uptake function may explain the epilepsy phenotype in the patient.
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Canavati C, Klein KM, Afawi Z, Pendziwiat M, Abu Rayyan A, Kamal L, Zahdeh F, Qaysia I, Helbig I, Kanaan M. Inclusion of hemimegalencephaly into the phenotypic spectrum of NPRL3 pathogenic variants in familial focal epilepsy with variable foci. Epilepsia 2019; 60:e67-e73. [PMID: 31111464 DOI: 10.1111/epi.15665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Despite tremendous progress through next generation sequencing technologies, familial focal epilepsies are insufficiently understood. We sought to identify the genetic basis in multiplex Palestinian families with familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF). Family I with 10 affected individuals and Family II with five affected individuals underwent detailed phenotyping over three generations. The phenotypic spectrum of the two families varied from nonlesional focal epilepsy including nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy to severe structural epilepsy due to hemimegalencephaly. Whole-exome sequencing and single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis revealed pathogenic variants in NPRL3 in each family, a partial ~38-kb deletion encompassing eight exons (exons 8-15) and the 3'-untranslated region of the NPRL3 gene in Family I, and a de novo nonsense variant c.1063C>T, p.Gln355* in Family II. Furthermore, we identified a truncating variant in the PDCD10 gene in addition to the NPRL3 variant in a patient with focal epilepsy from Family I. The individual also had developmental delay and multiple cerebral cavernomas, possibly demonstrating a digenic contribution to the individual's phenotype. Our results implicate the association of NPRL3 with hemimegalencephaly, expanding the phenotypic spectrum of NPRL3 in FFEVF and underlining that partial deletions are part of the genotypic spectrum of NPRL3 variants.
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- Christina Canavati
- Hereditary Research Laboratory, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany.,Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Tel Aviv University Medical School, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Hereditary Research Laboratory, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
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- Hereditary Research Laboratory, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
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- Hereditary Research Laboratory, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
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- Department of Neurology, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, Palestine
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Hereditary Research Laboratory, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
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Epilepsy is one of the most frequent neurological disorders characterized by spontaneous and recurrent seizures. Most seizures last for the lifetime and the patients require long term therapies. However, about 30% of the patients are refractory to antiepileptic drugs. Therefore, the need for newer and more effective therapies is urgent. Focal epilepsies, in which the abnormal electrical discharges occur within neuronal networks limited to one hemisphere, accounts for about 60% of all adult idiopathic epilepsy cases. Recently, mutations of DEPDC5 gene has been reported in wide spectrum of focal epilepsy syndromes. Most epilepsy genes encode ion channel or transmitter receptor, but DEPDC5 has no homology with them. DEPDC5 forms a complex, named GATOR1, together with other focal epilepsy related proteins NPRL2 and NPRL3. GATOR1 inhibits the mTORC1 pathway, regulating multiple cellular processes including cell growth and proliferation. The role of DEPDC5 in neuronal system is becoming clear from recent studies using the animal models. Because DEPDC5 is the most common causative gene in focal epilepsies and different from other epilepsy genes, DEPDC5 will be a key to understand epileptogenesis of various epilepsies, and provide new insight to develop new versatile therapies.
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- Saeko Ishida
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute (MRI), Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
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Kumar J, Solaiman A, Mahakkanukrauh P, Mohamed R, Das S. Sleep Related Epilepsy and Pharmacotherapy: An Insight. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1088. [PMID: 30319421 PMCID: PMC6171479 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In the last several decades, sleep-related epilepsy has drawn considerable attention among epileptologists and neuroscientists in the interest of new paradigms of the disease etiology, pathogenesis and management. Sleep-related epilepsy is nocturnal seizures that manifest solely during the sleep state. Sleep comprises two distinct stages i.e., non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) that alternate every 90 min with NREM preceding REM. Current findings indicate that the sleep-related epilepsy manifests predominantly during the synchronized stages of sleep; NREM over REM stage. Sleep related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE), benign partial epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes or benign rolandic epilepsy (BECTS), and Panayiotopoulos Syndrome (PS) are three of the most frequently implicated epilepsies occurring during the sleep state. Although some familial types are described, others are seemingly sporadic occurrences. In the present review, we aim to discuss the predominance of sleep-related epilepsy during NREM, established familial links to the pathogenesis of SHE, BECTS and PS, and highlight the present available pharmacotherapy options.
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- Jaya Kumar
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Excellence Centre in Forensic Osteology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Familty Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Profile of neuropsychological impairment in Sleep-related Hypermotor Epilepsy. Sleep Med 2018; 48:8-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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de Calbiac H, Dabacan A, Marsan E, Tostivint H, Devienne G, Ishida S, Leguern E, Baulac S, Muresan RC, Kabashi E, Ciura S. Depdc5 knockdown causes mTOR-dependent motor hyperactivity in zebrafish. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2018; 5:510-523. [PMID: 29761115 PMCID: PMC5945968 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objective DEPDC5 was identified as a major genetic cause of focal epilepsy with deleterious mutations found in a wide range of inherited forms of focal epilepsy, associated with malformation of cortical development in certain cases. Identification of frameshift, truncation, and deletion mutations implicates haploinsufficiency of DEPDC5 in the etiology of focal epilepsy. DEPDC5 is a component of the GATOR1 complex, acting as a negative regulator of mTOR signaling. Methods Zebrafish represents a vertebrate model suitable for genetic analysis and drug screening in epilepsy-related disorders. In this study, we defined the expression of depdc5 during development and established an epilepsy model with reduced Depdc5 expression. Results Here we report a zebrafish model of Depdc5 loss-of-function that displays a measurable behavioral phenotype, including hyperkinesia, circular swimming, and increased neuronal activity. These phenotypic features persisted throughout embryonic development and were significantly reduced upon treatment with the mTORC1 inhibitor, rapamycin, as well as overexpression of human WT DEPDC5 transcript. No phenotypic rescue was obtained upon expression of epilepsy-associated DEPDC5 mutations (p.Arg487* and p.Arg485Gln), indicating that these mutations cause a loss of function of the protein. Interpretation This study demonstrates that Depdc5 knockdown leads to early-onset phenotypic features related to motor and neuronal hyperactivity. Restoration of phenotypic features by WT but not epilepsy-associated Depdc5 mutants, as well as by mTORC1 inhibition confirm the role of Depdc5 in the mTORC1-dependent molecular cascades, defining this pathway as a potential therapeutic target for DEPDC5-inherited forms of focal epilepsy.
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- Hortense de Calbiac
- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France.,Institut Imagine UMR Inserm 1163 University Paris Descartes Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades 24 Boulevard du Montparnasse Paris 75015 France
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- Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience (TINS) Str. Ploiesti 33 Cluj-Napoca 400157 Romania
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France
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- Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes UMR 7221 CNRS and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France
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- Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience (TINS) Str. Ploiesti 33 Cluj-Napoca 400157 Romania
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France.,Institut Imagine UMR Inserm 1163 University Paris Descartes Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades 24 Boulevard du Montparnasse Paris 75015 France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC INSERM U 1127 CNRS UMR 7225 Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière - ICM Paris France.,Institut Imagine UMR Inserm 1163 University Paris Descartes Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades 24 Boulevard du Montparnasse Paris 75015 France
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Sokolov AM, Seluzicki CM, Morton MC, Feliciano DM. Dendrite growth and the effect of ectopic Rheb expression on cortical neurons. Neurosci Lett 2018; 671:140-147. [PMID: 29447953 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ras homology enriched in brain (Rheb) is a GTPase that activates the protein kinase mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR). Rheb mutations cause intellectual delay and megalencephaly. mTOR hyperactivation causes a constellation of neurodevelopmental disorders called "mTOR-opathies" that are frequently accompanied by hyperexcitable cortical malformations. Cortical malformations within the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and somatosensory cortex (SSC) frequently colocalize with hyperexcitability. Although Rheb and mTOR are implicated in the formation of cortical lesions, seizure activity, and defects in neuronal migration, the contribution of Rheb to changes in neuron size and dendrite morphology is not well established. Here, in utero electroporation of the developing embryonic brain was used to assess soma and dendrite growth in ACC and SCC layer II/III neurons. We found that between P0 and P21, neuronal soma size increased by 50 and 122 percent in the ACC and SSC, respectively. The increased size was accompanied by an increase in the number of basal dendrites and enhanced dendrite complexity. As an indicator of the involvement of the mTOR pathway in neuron maturation, phosphorylation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) substrate S6 was identified in migrating cortical neuroblasts and maturing neurons. Notably, ectopic expression of Rheb caused cortical malformations comprised of ectopically positioned cytomegalic neurons with dendrite hypertrophy. This study provides a direct comparison of neuron maturation across two cortical regions during development, provides evidence for mTOR pathway activity during neuron maturation, and demonstrates that ectopic Rheb expression without mutation is sufficient to induce cortical malformations with cytomegaly and dendrite hypertrophy.
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- Aidan M Sokolov
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0314, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0314, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0314, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0314, USA.
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Menghi V, Bisulli F, Tinuper P, Nobili L. Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy: prevalence, impact and management strategies. Nat Sci Sleep 2018; 10:317-326. [PMID: 30349413 PMCID: PMC6186898 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s152624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE), previously called nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE), is a focal epilepsy characterized by asymmetric tonic/dystonic posturing and/or complex hyperkinetic seizures occurring mostly during sleep. SHE fulfills the definition of rare disease with an estimated minimum prevalence of 1.8/100,000 individuals, and it represents about 10% of drug-resistant surgical cases. Although SHE and autosomal-dominant SHE (ADSHE) have been considered benign epileptic conditions for a long time, emerging data have shed light on the severity of this disorder and some peculiar features can impact negatively on the quality of life of SHE patients. In fact, seizure frequency can be very high, resulting in nocturnal sleep fragmentation with possible diurnal consequences such as excessive sleepiness and fatigue. Moreover, recent studies, adopting a systematic neuropsychological assessment, have shown deficits in memory, executive functions and visuo-spatial abilities in almost half of SHE patients. Intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders have also been reported in some genetic forms. SHE may also exert a negative effect on health-related quality of life, especially in domains pertaining to a patient's role in the family, social context and patient's illness experience. Despite a good response to pharmacological treatment, especially with carbamazepine, 30% of SHE patients suffer from drug-resistant seizures. Finally, recent studies suggest a poor prognosis in a high percentage of SHE patients with a 20.4% cumulative probability of achieving terminal remission at 10 years from onset. For selected drug-resistant SHE patients, epilepsy surgery is the only treatment offering high probability of recovery, both for seizures and for epilepsy-related sleep alterations.
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- Veronica Menghi
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Center for Epilepsy Surgery, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy, .,Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), IRCCS, Giannina Gaslini Institute, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy,
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Naldi I, Bisulli F, Testa C, Rizzo G, Ferri L, Gramegna LL, Licchetta L, Lodi R, Tonon C, Tinuper P. Proton MR Spectroscopy in Patients With Sleep-Related Hypermotor Epilepsy (SHE): Evidence of Altered Cingulate Cortex Metabolism. Sleep 2017; 40:3930910. [PMID: 28934527 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsx115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Study Objectives To identify structural and/or metabolic alterations in patients with sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Methods Nineteen SHE patients (seven males; 34.7 ± 9.7 years, mean age ± standard deviation) and 17 matched healthy volunteers (seven males; 34.0 ± 8.9 years) were included in the study. In all patients, the diagnosis of SHE was confirmed by video-polysomnographic recording of seizures. Semiology, seizure frequency, and therapy were assessed for all patients. For each recruited participant, structural MRI and 1H-MRS sequences were acquired. 1H-MRS was performed on two regions of interest: the medial thalamus and the anterior cingulate gyrus. Results At examination, five patients were seizure free. In the remainder, seizure frequency ranged from yearly to multiple episodes per night. Brain MRI was normal in all patients but one. The ratio of N-acetyl-aspartate/Creatine (NAA/Cr) was significantly reduced in the anterior cingulate cortex in patients compared to controls (p < .05). Thalamic NAA/Cr showed no differences between patients and controls. Regression analysis showed that NAA/Cr in the anterior cingulate gyrus correlated with seizure frequency (p < .05), being lower in patients with higher seizure frequency. Conclusions Given the absence of structural MR changes, our 1H-MRS data point to a functional NAA reduction in the cingulate cortex of SHE patients, more severe in those patients with higher seizure frequency and thus supporting the involvement of the anterior mesial structures in the pathophysiology of SHE.
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- Ilaria Naldi
- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Functional MR Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Functional MR Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Functional MR Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- Functional MR Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna.,Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Italy
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Lemke JR. Commentary: GATOR Complex-Associated Epilepsies. Epilepsia 2017; 58:1121-1122. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.13789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Dishevelled, Egl-10 and Pleckstrin (DEP) domain-containing protein 5 (DEPDC5) is a protein subunit of the GTPase-activating proteins towards Rags 1 (GATOR1) complex. GATOR1 is a recently identified modulator of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity. mTOR is a key regulator of cell proliferation and metabolism; disruption of the mTOR pathway is implicated in focal epilepsy, both acquired and genetic. Tuberous sclerosis is the prototypic mTOR genetic syndrome with epilepsy, however GATOR1 gene mutations have recently been shown to cause lesional and non-lesional focal epilepsy. Areas covered: This review summarizes the mTOR pathway, including regulators and downstream effectors, emphasizing recent developments in the understanding of the complex role of the GATOR1 complex. We review the epilepsy types associated with mTOR overactivity, including tuberous sclerosis, polyhydramnios megalencephaly symptomatic epilepsy, cortical dysplasia, non-lesional focal epilepsy and post-traumatic epilepsy. Currently available mTOR inhibitors are discussed, primarily rapamycin analogs and ATP competitive mTOR inhibitors. Expert opinion: DEPDC5 is an attractive therapeutic target in focal epilepsy, as effects of DEPDC5 agonists would likely be anti-epileptogenic and more selective than currently available mTOR inhibitors. Therapeutic effects might be synergistic with certain existing dietary therapies, including the ketogenic diet.
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- Kenneth A Myers
- a Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine , The University of Melbourne, Austin Health , Heidelberg , Victoria , Australia.,b Department of Paediatrics , Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne , Flemington , Victoria , Australia
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- a Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine , The University of Melbourne, Austin Health , Heidelberg , Victoria , Australia.,b Department of Paediatrics , Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne , Flemington , Victoria , Australia.,c The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health , Heidelberg , Victoria , Australia
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Balestrini S, Sisodiya SM. Pharmacogenomics in epilepsy. Neurosci Lett 2017; 667:27-39. [PMID: 28082152 PMCID: PMC5846849 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Genetic variation can influence response to antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment through various effector processes. Metabolism of many AEDs is mediated by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family; some of the CYPs have allelic variants that may affect serum AED concentrations. ‘Precision medicine’ focuses on the identification of an underlying genetic aetiology allowing personalised therapeutic choices. Certain human leukocyte antigen, HLA, alleles are associated with an increased risk of idiosyncratic adverse drug reactions. New results are emerging from large-scale multinational efforts, likely imminently to add knowledge of value from a pharmacogenetic perspective.
There is high variability in the response to antiepileptic treatment across people with epilepsy. Genetic factors significantly contribute to such variability. Recent advances in the genetics and neurobiology of the epilepsies are establishing the basis for a new era in the treatment of epilepsy, focused on each individual and their specific epilepsy. Variation in response to antiepileptic drug treatment may arise from genetic variation in a range of gene categories, including genes affecting drug pharmacokinetics, and drug pharmacodynamics, but also genes held to actually cause the epilepsy itself. From a purely pharmacogenetic perspective, there are few robust genetic findings with established evidence in epilepsy. Many findings are still controversial with anecdotal or less secure evidence and need further validation, e.g. variation in genes for transporter systems and antiepileptic drug targets. The increasing use of genetic sequencing and the results of large-scale collaborative projects may soon expand the established evidence. Precision medicine treatments represent a growing area of interest, focussing on reversing or circumventing the pathophysiological effects of specific gene mutations. This could lead to a dramatic improvement of the effectiveness and safety of epilepsy treatments, by targeting the biological mechanisms responsible for epilepsy in each specific individual. Whilst much has been written about epilepsy pharmacogenetics, there does now seem to be building momentum that promises to deliver results of use in clinic.
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- Simona Balestrini
- NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, and Epilepsy Society, Chalfont-St-Peter, Bucks, United Kingdom; Neuroscience Department, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, and Epilepsy Society, Chalfont-St-Peter, Bucks, United Kingdom.
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Reif PS, Tsai MH, Helbig I, Rosenow F, Klein KM. Precision medicine in genetic epilepsies: break of dawn? Expert Rev Neurother 2016; 17:381-392. [DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2017.1253476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Philipp Sebastian Reif
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Brain Function & Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Neurology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
- Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Physiology and Cell Biology, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- Epilepsy Center Hessen, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Giessen & Marburg, and Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- Epilepsy Center Hessen, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Giessen & Marburg, and Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Møller RS, Weckhuysen S, Chipaux M, Marsan E, Taly V, Bebin EM, Hiatt SM, Prokop JW, Bowling KM, Mei D, Conti V, de la Grange P, Ferrand-Sorbets S, Dorfmüller G, Lambrecq V, Larsen LHG, Leguern E, Guerrini R, Rubboli G, Cooper GM, Baulac S. Germline and somatic mutations in the MTOR gene in focal cortical dysplasia and epilepsy. NEUROLOGY-GENETICS 2016; 2:e118. [PMID: 27830187 PMCID: PMC5089441 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To assess the prevalence of somatic MTOR mutations in focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and of germline MTOR mutations in a broad range of epilepsies. Methods: We collected 20 blood-brain paired samples from patients with FCD and searched for somatic variants using deep-targeted gene panel sequencing. Germline mutations in MTOR were assessed in a French research cohort of 93 probands with focal epilepsies and in a diagnostic Danish cohort of 245 patients with a broad range of epilepsies. Data sharing among collaborators allowed us to ascertain additional germline variants in MTOR. Results: We detected recurrent somatic variants (p.Ser2215Phe, p.Ser2215Tyr, and p.Leu1460Pro) in the MTOR gene in 37% of participants with FCD II and showed histologic evidence for activation of the mTORC1 signaling cascade in brain tissue. We further identified 5 novel de novo germline missense MTOR variants in 6 individuals with a variable phenotype from focal, and less frequently generalized, epilepsies without brain malformations, to macrocephaly, with or without moderate intellectual disability. In addition, an inherited variant was found in a mother–daughter pair with nonlesional autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. Conclusions: Our data illustrate the increasingly important role of somatic mutations of the MTOR gene in FCD and germline mutations in the pathogenesis of focal epilepsy syndromes with and without brain malformation or macrocephaly.
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- Rikke S Møller
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Mathilde Chipaux
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Elise Marsan
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Valerie Taly
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - E Martina Bebin
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Susan M Hiatt
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Jeremy W Prokop
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Kevin M Bowling
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Davide Mei
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Valerio Conti
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Pierre de la Grange
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Sarah Ferrand-Sorbets
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Georg Dorfmüller
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Virginie Lambrecq
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Line H G Larsen
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
| | - Eric Leguern
- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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- The Danish Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia (R.S.M., G.R.), Dianalund, Denmark; Institute for Regional Health Services (R.S.M.), University of Southern Denmark, Odense; Sorbonne Universités (S.W., E.M., V.L., E.L., S.B.), UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP, Institut du cerveau et la moelle (ICM)-Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Epilepsy Unit (S.W., V.L.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Neurogenetics Group (S.W.), VIB-Department of Molecular Genetics; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (S.W.), Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology (S.W.), University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery (M.C., S.F.-S., G.D.), Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France; Université Paris Sorbonne Cité (V.T.), INSERM UMR-S1147 MEPPOT, CNRS SNC5014, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (E.M.B.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (S.M.H., J.W.P., K.M.B., G.M.C.), Huntsville, AL; Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories (D.M., V.C., R.G.), Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Genosplice (P.d.l.G.), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Amplexa Genetics (L.H.G.L.), Odense, Denmark; Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics (E.L., S.B.), AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; and University of Copenhagen (G.R.), Denmark
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Weckhuysen S, Marsan E, Lambrecq V, Marchal C, Morin-Brureau M, An-Gourfinkel I, Baulac M, Fohlen M, Kallay Zetchi C, Seeck M, de la Grange P, Dermaut B, Meurs A, Thomas P, Chassoux F, Leguern E, Picard F, Baulac S. Involvement of GATOR complex genes in familial focal epilepsies and focal cortical dysplasia. Epilepsia 2016; 57:994-1003. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.13391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Baulac S. mTOR signaling pathway genes in focal epilepsies. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2016; 226:61-79. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Myers C, Mefford H. Genetic investigations of the epileptic encephalopathies. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2016; 226:35-60. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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