作者: Kazuki Ichikawa , Hideaki Yurino , Koichiro Higasa , Shota Shibata , Aki Mitsue
DOI: 10.1038/S41588-018-0067-2
关键词: Sequence analysis 、 Gene 、 Intron 、 DNA Repeat Expansion 、 Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy 、 Genetics 、 Trinucleotide repeat expansion 、 genomic DNA 、 Epilepsy 、 Biology
摘要: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, and mutations in genes encoding ion channels or neurotransmitter receptors are frequent causes of monogenic forms epilepsy. Here we show that abnormal expansions TTTCA TTTTA repeats intron 4 SAMD12 cause benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME). Single-molecule, real-time sequencing BAC clones nanopore genomic DNA identified two repeat configurations SAMD12. Intriguingly, families with clinical diagnosis BAFME which no were observed, similar introns TNRC6A RAPGEF2, indicating the same motifs involved pathogenesis regardless expanded located. This discovery noncoding lead to neuronal dysfunction responsible for tremor extends understanding diseases such expansion.