CDKL5 deficiency disorder: clinical features, diagnosis, and management

H Leonard, J Downs, TA Benke, L Swanson… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) was first identified as a cause of human disease in 2004.
Although initially considered a variant of Rett syndrome, CDD is now recognised as an …

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: what we do and do not know

N Specchio, P Curatolo - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Developmental encephalopathies, including intellectual disability and autistic spectrum
disorder, are frequently associated with infant epilepsy. Epileptic encephalopathy is used to …

Engineered pegRNAs improve prime editing efficiency

JW Nelson, PB Randolph, SP Shen, KA Everette… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prime editing enables the installation of virtually any combination of point mutations, small
insertions or small deletions in the DNA of living cells. A prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) …

Enhanced prime editing systems by manipulating cellular determinants of editing outcomes

PJ Chen, JA Hussmann, J Yan, F Knipping… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
While prime editing enables precise sequence changes in DNA, cellular determinants of
prime editing remain poorly understood. Using pooled CRISPRi screens, we discovered that …

ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

SM Zuberi, E Wirrell, E Yozawitz, JM Wilmshurst… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Nosology and
Definitions proposes a classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes in the neonate …

Safety and efficacy of ganaxolone in patients with CDKL5 deficiency disorder: results from the double-blind phase of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

EMP Knight, S Amin, N Bahi-Buisson… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare, X-linked, developmental and
epileptic encephalopathy characterised by severe global developmental impairment and …

CDKL5 deficiency disorder: Relationship between genotype, epilepsy, cortical visual impairment, and development

ST Demarest, HE Olson, A Moss, E Pestana‐Knight… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The cyclin‐dependent kinase like 5 (CDKL5) gene is a known cause of early onset
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, also known as CDKL5 deficiency disorder …

Comprehensive characterization of amino acid positions in protein structures reveals molecular effect of missense variants

S Iqbal, E Pérez-Palma, JB Jespersen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Interpretation of the colossal number of genetic variants identified from sequencing
applications is one of the major bottlenecks in clinical genetics, with the inference of the …

[HTML][HTML] The gut-brain connection: Exploring the influence of the gut microbiota on neuroplasticity and neurodevelopmental disorders

F Damiani, S Cornuti, P Tognini - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuroplasticity refers to the ability of brain circuits to reorganize and change the properties
of the network, resulting in alterations in brain function and behavior. It is traditionally …

Temporal manipulation of Cdkl5 reveals essential postdevelopmental functions and reversible CDKL5 deficiency disorder–related deficits

B Terzic, MF Davatolhagh, Y Ho, S Tang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is an early onset, neurodevelopmental syndrome
associated with pathogenic variants in the X-linked gene encoding cyclin-dependent kinase …