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ArticleEpilepsia2025

Rare dysfunctional SCN2A variants are associated with malformation of cortical development.

Jérôme Clatot, Christopher H Thompson, Susan Sotardi, Jinan Jiang, Marina Trivisano, Simona Balestrini, D Isum Ward, Natalie Ginn, Brunetta Guaragni, Laura Malerba and 10 more

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Article in Epilepsia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Neurologist's Black Swan: Molecular Basis of Prenatal Seizures.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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20 authors.

Jérôme ClatotDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-3469
Christopher H ThompsonDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Susan SotardiDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jinan JiangThe University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2065-9211
Marina TrivisanoChild Neurology, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders, Bambino Gesù, IRCCS Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Simona BalestriniDepartment of Neuroscience and Medical Genetics, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
D Isum WardDepartment of Pediatrics, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Natalie GinnDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brunetta GuaragniNeonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital, ASST-Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Laura MalerbaUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, ASST-Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Angeliki VakrinouDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4363-468X
Mia ShererDepartment of Neurology, The University of California, Sacramento, California, USA.
Ingo HelbigDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ala SomarowthuDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sanjay M SisodiyaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-5893
Roy Ben-ShalomDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Renzo GuerriniDepartment of Neuroscience and Medical Genetics, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Nicola SpecchioChild Neurology, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders, Bambino Gesù, IRCCS Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-0287
Alfred L GeorgeDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-966X
Ethan M GoldbergDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-735X

Funding

Project 3 - Development and investigation of murine models of channelopathy-associated epilepsyU54NS108874 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GEORGE, ALFRED L. · 2018 to 2022
$12.1M
A computational phenotyping approach to characterize neurogenetic disordersR01NS131512 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Ingo Helbig · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Pathomechanisms of SCN3A-related neurodevelopmental disorderR01NS119977 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI GOLDBERG, ETHAN M · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119977NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131512NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS108874
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSCN2A encodes the voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channel α subunit Na

methodsHere, we identified seven de novo heterozygous variants in SCN2A in eight individuals with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) accompanied by prominent malformation of cortical development (MCD). We characterized the electrophysiological properties of Na + currents in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells transfected with the adult (A) or neonatal (N) isoform of wild-type (WT) and variant Na

resultsThe neonatal isoforms of all SCN2A variants studied exhibit gain of function (GoF) with a large depolarized shift in steady-state inactivation, creating a markedly enhanced window current common across all four variants tested. Computational modeling demonstrated that expression of the Na SIGNIFICANCE: These results support expansion of the clinical spectrum of SCN2A-related disorders and the association of genetic variation in SCN2A with MCD, which suggests previously undescribed roles for SCN2A in fetal brain development.

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Genetic VariationMalformations of Cortical DevelopmentNAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansInfantMalePatch-Clamp TechniquesNAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelSCN2A protein, humandevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathymalformation of cortical developmentNav1.2SCN2Avoltage‐gated sodium channel

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PMCPMC11908663

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