Potassium channels in epilepsy

R Köhling, J Wolfart - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
This review attempts to give a concise and up-to-date overview on the role of potassium
channels in epilepsies. Their role can be defined from a genetic perspective, focusing on …

Involvement of cortical fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive basket cells in epilepsy

X Jiang, M Lachance, E Rossignol - Progress in brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
GABAergic interneurons of the parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking basket cells subtype (PV
INs) are important regulators of cortical network excitability and of gamma oscillations …

Recurrent de novo and biallelic variation of ATAD3A, encoding a mitochondrial membrane protein, results in distinct neurological syndromes

T Harel, WH Yoon, C Garone, S Gu… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
ATPase family AAA-domain containing protein 3A (ATAD3A) is a nuclear-encoded
mitochondrial membrane protein implicated in mitochondrial dynamics, nucleoid …

Recurrent de novo dominant mutations in SLC25A4 cause severe early-onset mitochondrial disease and loss of mitochondrial DNA copy number

K Thompson, H Majd, C Dallabona, K Reinson… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Mutations in SLC25A4 encoding the mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier AAC1 are well-
recognized causes of mitochondrial disease. Several heterozygous SLC25A4 mutations …

TBC1D24 genotype–phenotype correlation: Epilepsies and other neurologic features

S Balestrini, M Milh, C Castiglioni, K Lüthy, MJ Finelli… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the phenotypic spectrum associated with mutations in TBC1D24.
Methods: We acquired new clinical, EEG, and neuroimaging data of 11 previously …

Biallelic variants in UBA5 link dysfunctional UFM1 ubiquitin-like modifier pathway to severe infantile-onset encephalopathy

M Muona, R Ishimura, A Laari, Y Ichimura… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
The ubiquitin fold modifier 1 (UFM1) cascade is a recently identified evolutionarily
conserved ubiquitin-like modification system whose function and link to human disease …

Genetics of reflex seizures and epilepsies in humans and animals

D Italiano, P Striano, E Russo, A Leo, E Spina, F Zara… - Epilepsy research, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Reflex seizures are epileptic events triggered by specific motor, sensory or
cognitive stimulation. This comprehensive narrative review focuses on the role of genetic …

Unverricht‐Lundborg disease

A Crespel, E Ferlazzo, S Franceschetti… - Epileptic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We first review the clinical presentation and current therapeutic approaches available for
treating Unverricht‐Lundborg disease (ULD), a progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Next, we …

Skywalker-TBC1D24 has a lipid-binding pocket mutated in epilepsy and required for synaptic function

B Fischer, K Lüthy, J Paesmans… - Nature structural & …, 2016 - nature.com
Mutations in TBC1D24 cause severe epilepsy and DOORS syndrome, but the molecular
mechanisms underlying these pathologies are unresolved. We solved the crystal structure of …

Myoclonus and seizures in progressive myoclonus epilepsies: pharmacology and therapeutic trials

R Michelucci, E Pasini, P Riguzzi… - Epileptic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Generalized motor seizures, usually tonic‐clonic, tonic‐vibratory, myoclonic or clonic, and
stimulus‐sensitive/action myoclonus are typical features of progressive myoclonus …