Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity suggest therapeutic implications in SCN2A-related disorders

…, T Dorn, KL Helbig, K Hardies, H Stamberger… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mutations in SCN2A, a gene encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel Na v 1.2, have
been associated with a spectrum of epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we …

STXBP1 encephalopathy: A neurodevelopmental disorder including epilepsy

H Stamberger, M Nikanorova, MH Willemsen… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To give a comprehensive overview of the phenotypic and genetic spectrum of
STXBP1 encephalopathy (STXBP1-E) by systematically reviewing newly diagnosed and …

[PDF][PDF] Ultra-rare genetic variation in the epilepsies: a whole-exome sequencing study of 17,606 individuals

…, M Bahlo, TJ O'Brien, M Todaro, H Stamberger… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Sequencing-based studies have identified novel risk genes associated with severe epilepsies
and revealed an excess of rare deleterious variation in less-severe forms of epilepsy. To …

De novo variants in neurodevelopmental disorders with epilepsy

HO Heyne, T Singh, H Stamberger, R Abou Jamra… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a frequent feature of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), but little is known
about genetic differences between NDDs with and without epilepsy. We analyzed de novo …

Assessing the landscape of STXBP1-related disorders in 534 individuals

…, B Sheidley, L Smith, L Sotero, H Stamberger… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Disease-causing variants in STXBP1 are among the most common genetic causes of
neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the phenotypic spectrum in STXBP1-related disorders is …

[PDF][PDF] Aberrant inclusion of a poison exon causes Dravet syndrome and related SCN1A-associated genetic epilepsies

…, JN Cochran, J Roovers, H Stamberger… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - cell.com
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of severe epilepsies
characterized by refractory seizures and developmental impairment. Sequencing approaches …

KCNT1-related epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies: phenotypic and mutational spectrum

…, K Olofsson, G Lesca, N Verbeek, H Stamberger… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Variants in KCNT1, encoding a sodium-gated potassium channel (subfamily T member 1),
have been associated with a spectrum of epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders. …

Targeted sequencing of 351 candidate genes for epileptic encephalopathy in a large cohort of patients

…, RS Møller, M Pendziwiat, H Stamberger… - … Genetics & Genomic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many genes are candidates for involvement in epileptic encephalopathy ( EE )
because one or a few possibly pathogenic variants have been found in patients, but …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment Responsiveness in KCNT1-Related Epilepsy

…, B Gunning, S Syrbe, N Verbeek, H Stamberger… - …, 2019 - Springer
Pathogenic variants in KCNT1 represent an important cause of treatment-resistant epilepsy,
for which an effective therapy has been elusive. Reports about the effectiveness of quinidine…

Delineating SPTAN1 associated phenotypes: from isolated epilepsy to encephalopathy with progressive brain atrophy

…, S Ruf, M Nakashima, H Saitsu, H Stamberger… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
De novo in-frame deletions and duplications in the SPTAN1 gene, encoding the non-erythrocyte
αII spectrin, have been associated with severe West syndrome with hypomyelination …