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ArticleEpilepsia open2023

Progressive myoclonus epilepsies due to SEMA6B mutations. New variants and appraisal of published phenotypes.

Barbara Castellotti, Laura Canafoglia, Elena Freri, Maria Tappatà, Giuliana Messina, Stefania Magri, Jacopo C DiFrancesco, Martina Fanella, Carlo Di Bonaventura, Alessandra Morano and 4 more

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Article in Epilepsia open, 2023. 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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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Barbara CastellottiDepartment of Diagnostic and Technology, Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Laura CanafogliaIntegrated Diagnostics for Epilepsy, Department of Diagnostic and Technology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5385-761X
Elena FreriDepartment of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2293-8687
Maria TappatàIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Epilepsy Center, Unit of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3397-6996
Giuliana MessinaDepartment of Diagnostic and Technology, Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Stefania MagriDepartment of Diagnostic and Technology, Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Jacopo C DiFrancescoDepartment of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4102-1188
Martina FanellaDepartment of Neurology, Fabrizio Spaziani Hospital, Frosinone, Italy.
Carlo Di BonaventuraDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1890-5409
Alessandra MoranoDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Tiziana GranataDepartment of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0170-6836
Cinzia GelleraDepartment of Diagnostic and Technology, Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Silvana FranceschettiNeurophysiopathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Roberto MichelucciIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Epilepsy Center, Unit of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9655-7940
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITIstituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITAccademia di Belle Arti di Frosinone · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Variants of SEMA6B have been identified in an increasing number of patients, often presenting with progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME), and to lesser extent developmental encephalopathy, with or without epilepsy. The exon 17 is mainly involved, with truncating mutations causing the production of aberrant proteins with toxic gain of function. Herein, we describe three adjunctive patients carrying de novo truncating SEMA6B variants in this exon (c.1976delC and c.2086C > T novel; c.1978delC previously reported). These subjects presented with PME preceded by developmental delay, motor and cognitive impairment, worsening myoclonus, and epilepsy with polymorphic features, including focal to bilateral seizures in two, and non-convulsive status epilepticus in one. The evidence of developmental delay in these cases suggests their inclusion in the "PME plus developmental delay" nosological group. This work further expands our knowledge of SEMA6B variants causing PMEs. However, the data to date available confirms that phenotypic features do not correlate with the type or location of variants, aspects that need to be further clarified by future studies.

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EpilepsyMyoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressiveMyoclonusSemaphorinsHumansMutationPhenotypeSEMA6B protein, humanSemaphorinscortical myoclonusdevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathiesprogressive myoclonus epilepsySEMA6B gene mutations

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PMID36719163
PMCPMC10235579
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