The evolving spectrum of PRRT2-associated paroxysmal diseases

D Ebrahimi-Fakhari, A Saffari, A Westenberger, C Klein - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Next-generation sequencing has identified mutations in the PRRT2 (proline-rich
transmembrane protein 2) gene as the leading cause for a wide and yet evolving spectrum …

The clinical and genetic heterogeneity of paroxysmal dyskinesias

AR Gardiner, F Jaffer, RC Dale, R Labrum, R Erro… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Paroxysmal dyskinesia can be subdivided into three clinical syndromes: paroxysmal
kinesigenic dyskinesia or choreoathetosis, paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia, and …

ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology

IE Scheffer, S Berkovic, G Capovilla, MB Connolly… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of the Epilepsies
has been updated to reflect our gain in understanding of the epilepsies and their underlying …

The genetic basis of DOORS syndrome: an exome-sequencing study

PM Campeau, D Kasperaviciute, JT Lu… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Deafness, onychodystrophy, osteodystrophy, mental retardation, and seizures
(DOORS) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of unknown cause. We aimed to …

16p11. 2 deletion and duplication: characterizing neurologic phenotypes in a large clinically ascertained cohort

KJ Steinman, SJ Spence, MB Ramocki… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chromosome 16p11. 2 deletions and duplications are among the most frequent genetic
etiologies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders, but …

Recent advances in the molecular genetics of epilepsy

MS Hildebrand, HHM Dahl, JA Damiano… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmg.bmj.com
Recent advances in molecular genetics have translated into the increasing utilisation of
genetic testing in the routine clinical practice of neurologists. There has been a steady …

Synaptic UNC13A protein variant causes increased neurotransmission and dyskinetic movement disorder

N Lipstein, NM Verhoeven-Duif… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Munc13 proteins are essential regulators of neurotransmitter release at nerve cell synapses.
They mediate the priming step that renders synaptic vesicles fusion-competent, and their …

PRRT2 mutations and paroxysmal disorders

A Méneret, C Gaudebout, F Riant… - European journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the past year, mutations in the PRRT2 gene have been identified in patients with
paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia and other paroxysmal disorders. We conducted a review …

[HTML][HTML] The PRRT2 knockout mouse recapitulates the neurological diseases associated with PRRT2 mutations

C Michetti, E Castroflorio, I Marchionni, N Forte… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heterozygous and rare homozygous mutations in PRoline-Rich Transmembrane protein 2
(PRRT2) underlie a group of paroxysmal disorders including epilepsy, kinesigenic …

Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: clinical and genetic analyses of 110 patients

XJ Huang, T Wang, JL Wang, XL Liu, XQ Che, J Li… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We aimed to investigate the clinical and genetic features of paroxysmal
kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) in a large population and to analyze the genotype–phenotype …