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ReviewJournal of human genetics2022

A splicing variation in NPRL2 causing familial focal epilepsy with variable foci: additional cases and literature review.

Jia Zhang, Yajun Shen, Zuozhen Yang, Fan Yang, Yang Li, Bo Yu, Wanlin Chen, Jing Gan

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Review in Journal of human genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jia ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yajun ShenDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zuozhen YangCipher Gene LLC, Beijing, China.
Fan YangCipher Gene LLC, Beijing, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Pediatrics, The City Central Hospital of Wanyuan, Wanyuan, Sichuan, China.
Wanlin ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, The City Central Hospital of Wanyuan, Wanyuan, Sichuan, China.
Jing GanDepartment of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. gordonrachel@scu.edu.cn.
Cipher Gene (China) · CNSichuan University · CNWest China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81501301National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071686
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NPRL2 (nitrogen permease regulator like 2) is a component of the GATOR1(GAP activity towards rags complex 1) proteins, which is an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway. GATOR1 complex variations were reported to correlate with familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF). However, FFEVF caused by NPRL2 variants has not been widely explored. Here, we describe a variant, 339+2T>C, in NPRL2 identified by trio whole-exome sequencing (WES) in a family. This splicing variant that occurred at the 5' end of exon 3 was confirmed by minigene assays, which affected alternative splicing and led to exon 3 skipping in NPRL2. Our cases presented multiple seizure types (febrile seizures, infantile spasms, focal seizures, or focal to generalized tonic-clonic seizures). Electroencephalogram (EEG) showed frequent discharges in the left frontal and central regions. A favorable prognosis was achieved in response to vitamin B6 and topiramate when the patient was seven months old. Our study expands the phenotype and genotype spectrum of FFEVF and provides solid diagnostic evidence for FFEVF.

Indexed as

MutationRNA SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceElectroencephalographyEpilepsies, PartialExome SequencingFamily HealthFemaleHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansInfantMalePedigreeProtein ConformationNPRL2 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID34376795
PMCPMC8786660
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