Whole-gene duplication of SCN2A and SCN3A is associated with neonatal seizures and a normal intellectual development

• Duplications at 2q24.3 encompassing the voltage-gated sodium channel gene cluster are associated with early onset epilepsy. All cases described in the literature have presented in addition with different degrees of intellectual disability, and have involved neighbouring genes in addition to the sodium channel gene cluster. Here we report eight new cases with overlapping duplications at 2q24 ranging from 0.05 Mb to 7.63 Mb in size. Taken together with the previously reported cases, our study suggests that having an extra copy of SCN2A has an effect on epilepsy pathogenesis, causing benign familial infantile seizures which eventually disappear at the age of one to two years.. However, the number of copies of SCN2A does not appear to have an effect on cognitive outcome.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Medicinsk genetik (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Medical Genetics (hsv//eng)

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2q24 duplication

benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures

neonatal epilepsy

SCN2A

voltage-gated sodium channel

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