Different epilepsy course of a novel AHDC1 mutation in a female monozygotic twin pair
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- 1. Department of Developmental Neuroscience, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Salvati A, Biagioni T, Ferrari AR, Lopergolo D, Brovedani P, Bartolini E.Seizure. 2022 Jul;99:127-130. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.05.020. Epub 2022 May 26.
Purpose: De novo truncating mutations of AHDC1 gene cause Xia-Gibbs Syndrome (XGS), characterized by developmental delay, hypotonia, speech disturbances, sleep apnea. Seizures have been reported, yet no studies have depicted the epilepsy characteristics and outcome.
Methods: We describe the clinical features of a pair of Caucasian monozygotic female twins affected by severe epilepsy and presenting the same de novo AHDC1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing.
Results: They were concordant with respect to seizure onset and type mimicking Lennox-Gastaut syndrome as well as initial EEG features, but differed in terms of epilepsy prognosis (complete seizure freedom on valproate/lamotrigine versus ongoing daily refractory seizures despite multiple drug combinations).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that patients with Xia-Gibbs Syndrome may exhibit Lennox-Gastaut-like features and that even the same AHDC1 mutation can be poorly predictive of epilepsy prognosis.
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