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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Episodic ataxia type 1 (EA1) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by brief episodes of ataxia associated with continuous interattack myokymia. Point mutations in the human voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv1.1) gene on chromosome 12p13 have recently been shown to associate with EA1. A Scottish family with EA1 harbouring a novel mutation in this gene is reported. Of the five affected individuals over three generations, two had partial epilepsy in addition to EA1. The detailed clinical, electrophysiological and molecular genetic findings are presented. The heterozygous point mutation is located at nucleotide position 677 and results in a radical amino acid substitution at a highly conserved position in the second transmembrane domain of the potassium channel. Functional studies indicated that mutant subunits exhibited a dominant negative effect on potassium channel function and would be predicted to impair neuronal repolarization. Potassium channels determine the excitability of neurons and blocking drugs are proconvulsant. A critical review of previously reported EA1 families shows an over-representation of epilepsy in family members with EA1 compared with unaffected members. These observations indicate that this mutation is pathogenic and suggest that the epilepsy in EA1 may be caused by the dysfunctional potassium channel. It is possible that such dysfunction may be relevant to other epilepsies in man.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-8950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122 ( Pt 5)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
817-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-4-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Ataxia, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Electromyography, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Epilepsies, Partial, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Ion Channel Gating, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Kv1.1 Potassium Channel, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Periodicity, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:10355668-Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel mutation in the human voltage-gated potassium channel gene (Kv1.1) associates with episodic ataxia type 1 and sometimes with partial epilepsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology and Child Development, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't