Table 3.
Summary of the Clinical Features of Individuals with DNMs in GABRB2 (GenBank: NM_021911.2)
| Individual | Gender | Age at Last Examination | DNM (Detection) | Cognitive and Behavioral Features | Epilepsy Diagnosis | Age at Seizure Onset | Seizure Types | AEDs | EEG | Brain MRI | Associated Neurological Features and Seizure Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1242500 | female | 9.3 years | c.236T>C (p.Met79Thr) (cWESa) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 11 months | A or FIA | LEV | normal | arachnoid cyst | acquired microcephaly, axial hypotonia, spasticity, ataxia, minor dysmorphic traits (short perineum, tapered fingers, short broad great toes), seizures controlled with LEV |
| K.02591 | female | 10 years | c.373G>A (p.Asp125Asn) (WESb) | GDD, moderate ID | DEE | 6 years | febrile, GTC | VPA | ND | normal | acquired microcephaly, no seizures (responded to VPA; off medication) |
| indvLB | female | 1.5 years | c.878G>C (p.Arg293Pro) (WES) | GDD | no seizures | NA | NA | NA | normal | normal | severe psychomotor delay, generalized dyskinesia, dystonia, cortical visual impairment |
| CNSA01M | male | 4 years | c.908A>G (p.Lys303Arg) (targeted gene panel) | GDD, severe ID | EOEE | 1 day | Fo, MF, To | VPA, LEV, TPM, LTG | MF, slow background | diffuse T2 hypersignal in white matter at birth and 18 months | acquired microcephaly, neonatal feeding difficulties, nonambulation, hypotonia, spasticity, dystonia, rare seizures under TPM |
| T21213B | female | 14 years, 6 months | c.911C>T (p.Ala304Val) (MIPS) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 4 years | M, A, At, non-convulsive SE | CLB, VGB, pred., TPM, HCT, VPA, LTG, LEV, CZP, SULTH | biF SW or sharp SW | normal | acquired microcephaly, nonambulation, hypotonia, intractable seizures |
| HSJ0753 | female | 4 years | c.730T>C (p.Tyr244His) (WGSc) | severe GDD | DEE | 4 months | M, GTC, MSE | LEV, VPA, TPM, B6, DZP, CLB, PB, PHT, CBD, KD | biF SW, hyps., continuous diffuse SW | normal (at 9 days and at 1 year) | acquired microcephaly, nonambulation, axial hypotonia, spasticity, nystagmus, cortical visual impairment, intractable seizures |
| T23211 | female | 5 years, 1 month | c.730T>C (p.Tyr244His) (MIPS) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | <5 months | To, Fo, autonomic, M, SE | PB, LEV, CZP, P5P, B6, FOL, VGB, TPM, CBZ, NZP, OXBZ, VPA | MF (biF predominant), slow background | delay in myelination, reduction of white matter | congenital microcephaly, axial hypotonia, peripheral hypertonia, cortical visual impairment, choreoathetosis, dystonia, failure to thrive, intractable seizures |
| HA076 | male | 15 years, 8 months | c.830T>C (p.Leu277Ser) (WES) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 4 years, 8 months | M, At, A, GTC | VPA, TPM, CZP, CLB, LEV, LTG | slow, rhythmic notched slow waves | MF T2 hypersignal in white matter at 2 years, normal at 4 and 9 years | spasticity, poor coordination, broad-base gait, seizure control with LVT and LTG |
| G64518 | female | 10 years | c.830T>C (p.Leu277Ser) (WESb) | GDD, severe ID | DEE | 2 years | GTC, A, febrile | VPA, LTG | high-amplitude rhythmic slow waves | mild increase in LVs at 2 years; normal at 3 years | acquired microcephaly, brisk reflexes, seizure control with LTG |
| 31841 | male | 17 days | c.851C>A (p.Thr284Lys) (WES) | severe GDD | EME | 7 days | M, To | PB, LEV, MDZ, biotin, FOL, B6 | BS | normal | hypotonia, jitteriness, back arching, apneas, intractable seizures, deceased at age 17 days |
| 3001866 | female | 21 months | c.946G>A (p.Val316Ile) (cWESa) | language delay | DEE | 12 months | A or Fo, GTC | LEV, OXBZ, CNZ, ZNS | normal | normal | apneas, neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy, intractable seizures |
Individual 1242500 was also previously identified with a pathogenic de novo mutation in CHAMP1 (Isidor et al.42). Underlining indicates treatment with clinical response (decreased seizure frequency or severity), and italics indicates a negative response (aggravation of seizure frequency and/or severity). Abbreviations are as follows: NA, not applicable; ND, not done; cWES, clinical whole-exome sequencing; WGS, whole-genome sequencing; MIPS, molecular inversion probe sequencing; GDD, global developmental delay; ID, intellectual disability; DEE, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy; EOEE, early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; EME, early myoclonic encephalopathy; A, absence; At, atonic; GTC, generalized tonic-clonic; SE, status epilepticus; MSE, myoclonic status epilepticus; To, tonic; M, myoclonic; FIA, focal impaired awareness; Fo, focal; MF, multifocal; CZP, clonazepam; FOL, folinic acid; HCT, hydrocortisone; LTG, lamotrigine; MDZ, midazolam; NZP, nitrazepam; P5P, pyridoxal 5-phosphate; pred., prednisone; SULTH, sulthiam; AED, anti-epileptic therapy; LEV, levetiracetam; VPA, valproic acid; TPM, topiramate; CLB, clobazam; VGB, vigabatrin; B6, vitamin B6; DZP, diazepam; PB, phenobarbital; PHT, phenytoin; CBD, cannabidiol; KD, ketogenic diet; OXBZ, oxcarbazepine; ZNS, zonisamide; EEG, electroencephalography; biF, bi-frontal predominance; BS, burst suppression; SW, spike-wave; hyps., hypsarrhythmia; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; WM, white-matter tracts; and LV, lateral ventricle.
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