Lafora disease

J Turnbull, E Tiberia, P Striano, P Genton… - Epileptic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive progressive myoclonus epilepsy due to
mutations in the EPM2A (laforin) and EPM2B (malin) genes, with no substantial genotype …

Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy: A meta‐analysis of reported mutations in the first decade following the discovery of the EPM2A and NHLRC1 genes

S Singh, S Ganesh - Human mutation, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive and fatal form of progressive myoclonus
epilepsy. LD patients manifest myoclonus and tonic–clonic seizures, visual hallucinations …

A role for AGL ubiquitination in the glycogen storage disorders of Lafora and Cori's disease

A Cheng, M Zhang, MS Gentry, CA Worby… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Cori's disease is a glycogen storage disorder characterized by a deficiency in the glycogen
debranching enzyme, amylo-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-α-glucanotransferase (AGL). Here, we …

Increased endoplasmic reticulum stress and decreased proteasomal function in lafora disease models lacking the phosphatase laforin

S Vernia, T Rubio, M Heredia, SR de Córdoba, P Sanz - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Lafora disease; LD) is a fatal
autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in …

Natural history of Lafora disease: a prognostic systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

F Pondrelli, L Muccioli, L Licchetta, B Mostacci… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2021 - Springer
Background Lafora disease (LD) is a rare fatal autosomal recessive form of progressive
myoclonus epilepsy. It affects previously healthy children or adolescents, causing …

Gys1 antisense therapy prevents disease-driving aggregates and epileptiform discharges in a Lafora disease mouse model

KJ Donohue, B Fitzsimmons, RC Bruntz… - …, 2023 - Springer
Patients with Lafora disease have a mutation in EPM2A or EPM2B, resulting in
dysregulation of glycogen metabolism throughout the body and aberrant glycogen …

Novel mutations in EPM2A and NHLRC1 widen the spectrum of Lafora disease

G Lesca, N Boutry‐Kryza, B De Toffol, M Milh… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive form of progressive myoclonus
epilepsy with onset in childhood or adolescence and with fatal outcome caused by …

Broad spectrum of hepatocyte inclusions in humans, animals, and experimental models

P Strnad, R Nuraldeen, N Guldiken… - Comprehensive …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We focus on hepatic inclusions, which are defined as intracellular aggregates of stainable
substances. They represent established hallmarks of their respective human disorders, but …

Lafora disease: epidemiology, pathophysiology and management

TS Monaghan, N Delanty - CNS drugs, 2010 - Springer
Lafora disease is a rare, fatal, autosomal recessive, progressive myoclonic epilepsy. It may
also be considered as a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism because of the formation of …

Accumulation of Laforin and Other Related Proteins in Canine Lafora Disease With EPM2B Repeat Expansion

JK Chambers, A Thongtharb, T Shiga… - Veterinary …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Canine Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder causing nonfatal
structural epilepsy, mainly affecting miniature wirehaired dachshunds. Repeat expansion in …