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Open AccessDysregulation of FOXG1 by ring chromosome 14
In this study we performed molecular characterization of a patient with an extra ring chromosome derived from chromosome 14, with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, cerebral paresis, tetraplegia, osteop...
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Mutations in STX1B, encoding a presynaptic protein, cause fever-associated epilepsy syndromes
Holger Lerche, Camila Esguerra and colleagues report the identification of inactivating mutations in STX1B in individuals with various seizure-related disorders, including febrile seizures and epilepsy. Functiona...
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Mutations in GRIN2A cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes
Sarah von Spiczak, Holger Lerche and colleagues identify mutations in GRIN2A that cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes.
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15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Thomas Sander and colleagues identify 15q13.3 microdeletions in 1% of individuals with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). The majority of these individuals do not show intellectual disability, schizophreni...
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Open AccessSubtelomeric study of 132 patients with mental retardation reveals 9 chromosomal anomalies and contributes to the delineation of submicroscopic deletions of 1pter, 2qter, 4pter, 5qter and 9qter
Cryptic chromosome imbalances are increasingly acknowledged as a cause for mental retardation and learning disability. New phenotypes associated with specific rearrangements are also being recognized. Techniqu...