Epilepsy genes Flashcards
Genes associated with GEFs+ (3)
Important note on these
SCN1A
SCN1B
GABRG2
mutations are seen in only 10-20% of GEFS+ (why genetic testing is not often advised)
Genes associated with Dravet Syndrome
SCN1A (70-80%)
Hyperekplexia
AKA:
Onset (2)
Symptoms (3)
Associated genes (2)
Protein
Treatment of choice
AKA - Stiff baby syndrome
Onset
- usually infancy
- Can be delayed in adolecence / adulthood
Symptoms
- Generalized stiffness
- Nocturnal myoclonus
tonic spasms usually triggered by auditory or generalized stiffness
Associated genes
- GLRA1
- GLRB
Associated protein
- Inhibitory glycine receptor
Treatment of choice: Clonazepam
Epilepsy Genes - Benign Familial neonatal Seizures
- Inheritance
- Identified Genes (2)
- Affected protein
- Outcome
Inheritance: AD
Genes:
- KCNQ2
- KCNQ3
Protein: M-channel subunit of voltage-gated potassium channel
- Benign outcome
Epilepsy Genes: Benign female Neonatal-infantile seizures
- Inheritance
- Identified Gene
- Affected protein
- Outcome/prognosis
Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant
Identified Gene: SCN2A
Protein: sodium channel subunit
Outcome/Prognosis: Benign
- normal development
- Seizures from 2 days to 6 months
- Self-resolve
Epilepsy Genes: Ohtahara Syndrome
- Inheritance:
- Identified Genes (2)
Inheritance: variable
Genes
- STXBP1
- ARX
Epilepsy Genes: Early-onset Spasms
- Inheritance:
- Genes
Inheritance: X-linked (girls only, possibly lethal in males
Gene: CDKL5
Epilepsy Genes: X-linked infantile spasms
- Inheritance
- Gene
- Inheritance: Boys
- Gene: ARX
Epilepsy Genes: Childhood absence epilepsy with Febrile Seizures
- Inheritance
- Gene
- Protein
Inheritance: AD
Gene: GABRG2
Protein: GABAa receptor subunit
Epilepsy Genes: Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females
Inheritance
Gene
Protein
Inheritance: X-linked (only seen in heterozygous females
Gene: PCDH19
Protein: procadherin
Epilepsy Genes, Early onset Absence Epilepsy
Inheritance
Gene
Protein
Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant
Gene: SLC2A1
Protein: GLUT1 > treat w/ Keto diet
Epilepsy Genes: Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Inheritance
Gene (2)
Protein (2)
Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant
Genes
- GABRA1 - GABAa receptor
- EFHC1 - EF hand motif protein
Epilepsy Genes: ADNFLE
- Inheritance
- Genes
- affected protein
Inheritance: autosomal Dominant
Genes:
- CHRNA4
- CHRNA1
- CHRNB2
Protein: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits
Epilepsy Genes: Autosomal Dominant partial epilepsy with Auditory features (ADPEAF)
- Inheritance
Gene
Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant
Gene: LGI1
Epilepsy Genes: Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
- Inheritance
- Gene
- Best confirmation test
Inheritance: Mitochondrial
Gene (tRNA)
Diagnosed by muscle biopsy