Genetic Epilepsy

Gene: GABRA5

Green List (high evidence)

3 unrelated patients with de novo heterozygous missense mutations in GABRA5 gene. In vitro functional expression studies in HEK293 cells showed that the mutant subunit was expressed at the surface and incorporated into the channel, but the mutant channel was 10 times more sensitive to GABA compared to wildtype. This increased sensitization resulted in increased receptor desensitization to GABA, with a reduced maximal GABA-evoked current and impaired capacity to pass GABAergic chloride current.
Sources: Literature

Created: 12 Dec 2019, 6:07 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 79; OMIM #618559

Publications

• 31056671
• 29961870