SCN1A mutations and epilepsy
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John C. Mulley; Ingrid E. Scheffer; Steven Petrou; Leanne M. Dibbens; Samuel F.
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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SCN1A is part of the SCN1A-SCN2A-SCN3A gene cluster on chromosome 2q24 that encodes for alpha pore forming subunits of sodium channels. The 26 exons of SCN1A are spread over 100 kb of genomic DNA. Genetic defects in the coding sequence lead to generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+)