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A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study
Background: Pediatric epileptic encephalopathy and severe neurological disorders comprise a group of heterogenous diseases. We used whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify genetic defects in pediatric patients. Methods: Patients with refractory seizures using ≥2 antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) receiving...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7765181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33333793 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040281 |
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author | Hong, Syuan-Yu Yang, Jiann-Jou Li, Shuan-Yow Lee, Inn-Chi |
author_facet | Hong, Syuan-Yu Yang, Jiann-Jou Li, Shuan-Yow Lee, Inn-Chi |
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description | Background: Pediatric epileptic encephalopathy and severe neurological disorders comprise a group of heterogenous diseases. We used whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify genetic defects in pediatric patients. Methods: Patients with refractory seizures using ≥2 antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) receiving one AED and having neurodevelopmental regression or having severe neurological or neuromuscular disorders with unidentified causes were enrolled, of which 54 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were enrolled, and underwent WES. Results: Genetic diagnoses were confirmed in 24 patients. In the seizure group, KCNQ2, SCN1A, TBCID 24, GRIN1, IRF2BPL, MECP2, OSGEP, PACS1, PIGA, PPP1CB, SMARCA4, SUOX, SZT2, UBE3A, 16p13.11 microdeletion, [4p16.3p16.1(68,345–7,739,782)X1, 17q25.1q25.3(73,608,322–81,041,938)X3], and LAMA2 were identified. In the nonseizure group, SCN2A, SPTBN2, DMD, and FBN1 were identified. Ten novel mutations were identified. The recurrent genes included SCN1A, KCNQ2, and TBCID24. Male pediatric patients had a significantly higher (57% vs. 29%; p < 0.05, odds ratio = 3.18) yield than their female counterparts. Seventeen genes were identified from the seizure groups, of which 82% were rare genetic etiologies for childhood seizure and did not appear recurrently in the case series. Conclusions: Wide genetic variation was identified for severe childhood seizures by WES. WES had a high yield, particularly in male infantile patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-77651812020-12-27 A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study Hong, Syuan-Yu Yang, Jiann-Jou Li, Shuan-Yow Lee, Inn-Chi J Pers Med Article Background: Pediatric epileptic encephalopathy and severe neurological disorders comprise a group of heterogenous diseases. We used whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify genetic defects in pediatric patients. Methods: Patients with refractory seizures using ≥2 antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) receiving one AED and having neurodevelopmental regression or having severe neurological or neuromuscular disorders with unidentified causes were enrolled, of which 54 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were enrolled, and underwent WES. Results: Genetic diagnoses were confirmed in 24 patients. In the seizure group, KCNQ2, SCN1A, TBCID 24, GRIN1, IRF2BPL, MECP2, OSGEP, PACS1, PIGA, PPP1CB, SMARCA4, SUOX, SZT2, UBE3A, 16p13.11 microdeletion, [4p16.3p16.1(68,345–7,739,782)X1, 17q25.1q25.3(73,608,322–81,041,938)X3], and LAMA2 were identified. In the nonseizure group, SCN2A, SPTBN2, DMD, and FBN1 were identified. Ten novel mutations were identified. The recurrent genes included SCN1A, KCNQ2, and TBCID24. Male pediatric patients had a significantly higher (57% vs. 29%; p < 0.05, odds ratio = 3.18) yield than their female counterparts. Seventeen genes were identified from the seizure groups, of which 82% were rare genetic etiologies for childhood seizure and did not appear recurrently in the case series. Conclusions: Wide genetic variation was identified for severe childhood seizures by WES. WES had a high yield, particularly in male infantile patients. MDPI 2020-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7765181/ /pubmed/33333793 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040281 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hong, Syuan-Yu Yang, Jiann-Jou Li, Shuan-Yow Lee, Inn-Chi A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title | A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title_full | A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title_fullStr | A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title_full_unstemmed | A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title_short | A Wide Spectrum of Genetic Disorders Causing Severe Childhood Epilepsy in Taiwan: A Case Series of Ultrarare Genetic Cause and Novel Mutation Analysis in a Pilot Study |
title_sort | wide spectrum of genetic disorders causing severe childhood epilepsy in taiwan: a case series of ultrarare genetic cause and novel mutation analysis in a pilot study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7765181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33333793 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040281 |
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