A Novel KCNQ2 Mutation in a Child with Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures and Rolandic Epilepsy

Abstract

Voltage-gated potassium channel gene mutations in KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 α subunits may result in benign familial neonatal seizure (BFNS). Previous reports have implicated KCNQ2 mutations in patients with BFNS who later developed rolandic epilepsy (RE). We describe an 8-year-old boy with BFNS who developed RE. A three-generation pedigree showed multiple individuals presenting with seizures within the first days of life. Whole exome sequencing in this patient revealed a novel mutation in the KCNQ2 pore region. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BFNS with RE described with a KCNQ2 mutation localizing to the pore domain.

Keywords

KCNQ2 - genetics - seizures - familial - rolandic

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