Phenotype: Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 2A (Lafora)


OMIM: 254780
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Classification: Diseases of the nervous system

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EPM2A || c.721C>T

Gene/Locus:    EPM2A
Dna Change:    c.721C>T
Protein Change:    p.Arg241Stop
Mutation Type:    Substitution
Mutation Effect:    Nonsense
Location:    exon 4
Transcript:    NM_005670.3

PopulationEthnic GroupRegionMutation FrquencyCoalescence TimeReference
SpainNANA13 patientsNAGómez-Garre P et al., 2000Gómez-Garre P, Sanz Y, Rodríguez De Córdoba SR, Serratosa JM, . Mutational spectrum of the EPM2A gene in progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Lafora: high degree of allelic heterogeneity and prevalence of deletions.. Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2000; 8(12):946-54

EPM2A || Ex2-56Kbdel

Gene/Locus:    EPM2A
Dna Change:    Ex2-56Kbdel
Protein Change:   
Mutation Type:    Deletion
Mutation Effect:   
Location:   
Transcript:    NM_005670.3

PopulationEthnic GroupRegionMutation FrquencyCoalescence TimeReference
PalestineNANA3 familiesNAGomez-Abad C et al., 2007Gomez-Abad C, Afawi Z, Korczyn AD, Misk A, Shalev SA, Spiegel R, Lerman-Sagie T, Lev D, Kron KL, Gómez-Garre P, Serratosa JM, Berkovic SF, . Founder effect with variable age at onset in Arab families with Lafora disease and EPM2A mutation.. Epilepsia. 2007; 48(5):1011-4

References

Gómez-Garre P, Sanz Y, Rodríguez De Córdoba SR, Serratosa JM, Mutational spectrum of the EPM2A gene in progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Lafora: high degree of allelic heterogeneity and prevalence of deletions.Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2000; 8(12):946-54

Gomez-Abad C, Afawi Z, Korczyn AD, Misk A, Shalev SA, Spiegel R, Lerman-Sagie T, Lev D, Kron KL, Gómez-Garre P, Serratosa JM, Berkovic SF, Founder effect with variable age at onset in Arab families with Lafora disease and EPM2A mutation.Epilepsia. 2007; 48(5):1011-4