Somatic mosaic deletions involving SCN1A cause Dravet syndrome
This study reinforces the importance of somatic mosaicism caused by copy number variations in disease‐causing genes, and provides an alternative spectrum of SCN1A mutations causative of DS. Somatic deletions in SCN1A should be considered in cases with DS when standard screenings for SCN1A mutations are apparently negative for mutations.
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tojo Nakayama, Atsushi Ishii, Takeshi Yoshida, Hirosato Nasu, Keiko Shimojima, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Shigeo Kure, Shinichi Hirose Tags: CLINICAL REPORT Source Type: research