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15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Authors :
Heather C Mefford
Pierre Thomas
Bobby P. C. Koeleman
Fritz Zimprich
Peter Nürnberg
Philipp S. Reif
Carolien G.F. de Kovel
Michael Wittig
Yvonne G. Weber
Ines Steinich
Pierre Genton
Carl Baker
Helle Hjalgrim
Gerrit-Jan de Haan
Ingo Helbig
Alain Malafosse
Thomas Sander
Michel Guipponi
Ulrich Stephani
Daniela Luciano
Costin Leu
Verena Gaus
Stefan Schreiber
Bettina Schmitz
Corrado Romano
Christian E. Elger
Frank Visscher
Hiltrud Muhle
Katherine L. Kron
Andre Franke
Evan E. Eichler
Holger Lerche
Andrew J. Sharp
Lydia Urak
Ailing A. Kleefuß-Lie
Rikke S. Møller
Martha Feucht
Karl Martin Klein
Michael Nothnagel
Karoline Fuchs
Marco Fichera
Sarah von Spiczak
Felix Rosenow
Dick Lindhout
Source :
Helbig, I, Mefford, H C, Sharp, A J, Guipponi, M, Fichera, M, Franke, A, Muhle, H, de Kovel, C, Baker, C, von Spiczak, S, Kron, K L, Steinich, I, Kleefuss-Lie, A A, Leu, C, Gaus, V, Schmitz, B, Klein, K M, Reif, P S, Rosenow, F, Weber, Y, Lerche, H, Zimprich, F, Urak, L, Fuchs, K, Feucht, M, Genton, P, Thomas, P, Visscher, F, de Haan, G-J, Møller, R S, Hjalgrim, H, Luciano, D, Wittig, M, Nothnagel, M, Elger, C E, Nürnberg, P, Romano, C, Malafosse, A, Koeleman, B P C, Lindhout, D, Stephani, U, Schreiber, S, Eichler, E E & Sander, T 2009, ' 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy ', Nature Genetics, vol. 41, pp. 160-162 . https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.292, Nature Genetics, Vol. 41, No 2 (2009) pp. 160-162
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2009.

Abstract

We identified 15q13.3 microdeletions encompassing the CHRNA7 gene in 12 of 1,223 individuals with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), which were not detected in 3,699 controls (joint P = 5.32 x 10(-8)). Most deletion carriers showed common IGE syndromes without other features previously associated with 15q13.3 microdeletions, such as intellectual disability, autism or schizophrenia. Our results indicate that 15q13.3 microdeletions constitute the most prevalent risk factor for common epilepsies identified to date.

Details

ISSN :
15461718 and 10614036
Volume :
41
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nature Genetics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d16608f5fa73aaa673df14caf6df6e92