Novel susceptibility locus at chromosome 6q16.3-22.31 in a family with GEFS+.

نویسندگان

  • A Poduri
  • Y Wang
  • D Gordon
  • S Barral-Rodriguez
  • C Barker-Cummings
  • A Ulgen
  • V Chitsazzadeh
  • R S Hill
  • N Risch
  • W A Hauser
  • T A Pedley
  • C A Walsh
  • R Ottman
چکیده

BACKGROUND Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a familial epilepsy syndrome with extremely variable expressivity. Mutations in 5 genes that raise susceptibility to GEFS+ have been discovered, but they account for only a small proportion of families. METHODS We identified a 4-generation family containing 15 affected individuals with a range of phenotypes in the GEFS+ spectrum, including febrile seizures, febrile seizures plus, epilepsy, and severe epilepsy with developmental delay. We performed a genome-wide linkage analysis using microsatellite markers and then saturated the potential linkage region identified by this screen with more markers. We evaluated the evidence for linkage using both model-based and model-free (posterior probability of linkage [PPL]) analyses. We sequenced 16 candidate genes and screened for copy number abnormalities in the minimal genetic region. RESULTS All 15 affected subjects and 1 obligate carrier shared a haplotype of markers at chromosome 6q16.3-22.31, an 18.1-megabase region flanked by markers D6S962 and D6S287. The maximum multipoint lod score in this region was 4.68. PPL analysis indicated an 89% probability of linkage. Sequencing of 16 candidate genes did not reveal a causative mutation. No deletions or duplications were identified. CONCLUSIONS We report a novel susceptibility locus for genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus at 6q16.3-22.31, in which there are no known genes associated with ion channels or neurotransmitter receptors. The identification of the responsible gene in this region is likely to lead to the discovery of novel mechanisms of febrile seizures and epilepsy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neurology

دوره 73 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009