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. 2020 Aug 18;11:1276. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01276

Table 1.

SCN1A-related epilepsies identified in clinical patients through WES and/or NGS.

Variant Location Mutation Disease Alteration on biophysical properties or/and Clinical report Reference
Inherited mutation
A27T N-terminal Missense GEFS+SMEB Diffuse spikes, prevailing in posterior regions (EEG) (Nicita et al., 2010)
L61P N-terminal Missense DS Febrile seizures (Halvorsen et al., 2016)
F63L N-terminal Missense DS Severe developmental delay
Spike and Waves in right fronto-temporal region with spreading (EEG)
(Nicita et al., 2010)
F90S N-terminal Missense DS Multifocal spikes, frontal-dominant spike-waves complex (EEG) (Sun et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Butler et al., 2017b)
S103G N-terminal Missense SME
DS
Ataxia
Rare-spike wave complex (EEG)
(Fujiwara, 2003; Ebrahimi et al., 2010; Tonekaboni et al., 2013)
S106F N-terminal Missense Focal epilepsy Right temporal parietal occipital slow-wave and generalized spike-wave complex (EEG) (Barba et al., 2014)
M145T DI (S1) Missense Unidentified epilepsy Decrease current density
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Mantegazza et al., 2005; Colosimo et al., 2007)
L193F DI (S3) Missense GEFS+ Generalized tonic–clonic seizures (Cui et al., 2011)
V244L DI (S4-S5) Missense DS Myoclonic seizures
Generalized spikes or spike-and-wave complexes in the interictal (EEG)
(Morimoto et al., 2006)
R377Q DI (S5-S6) Missense GEFS+ Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Zucca et al., 2008; Xu et al., 2015; Cetica et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018)
F412I DI (S6) Missense SMEB
GEFS+
Febrile seizure (Ebrahimi et al., 2010; Tonekaboni et al., 2013)
K488EfsX6 DI-DII FrameShift DS NR (Yang et al., 2017)
R542Q DI-DII Missense GEFS+
SME
NR (Escayg et al., 2001; Weiss et al., 2003; Combi et al., 2009; Orrico et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2012; Lee et al., 2014; Lal et al., 2016)
R618C DI-DII Missense PEFS+ Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Multifocal epilepsy and bilateral bursts of 3-4 Hz spike and wave (EEG)
(Brunklaus et al., 2015)
Y790C DII (S1-S2) Missense GEFS+ Decreased current density
Decreased of cell surface expression
(Annesi et al., 2003; Orrico et al., 2009; Bechi et al., 2015; Bennett et al., 2017)
R859H DII (S4) Missense GEFS+ Shift steady state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Enhanced Persistent current
(Volkers et al., 2011; Myers et al., 2017a; Lindy et al., 2018)
S1084C DII-DIII Missense Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
DS
Paroxysmal generalised polyspike-and- wave complexes with myoclonic seizures (EEG) (Jingami et al., 2014)
T1174S DII-DIII Missense FHM
FS
Shift steady state activation to more positive values
Deceleration of recovery from fast inactivation
Increase of persistent current
(Escayg et al., 2001; Gargus and Tournay, 2007; Yordanova et al., 2011; Rilstone et al., 2012; Cestèle et al., 2013; Lal et al., 2016)
V1353L DIII (S5) Missense PEFS+
GEFS+
Non-functional channel (Wallace et al., 2001; Lossin et al., 2003; Bennett et al., 2017)
A1429S DIII
(S5-S6)
Missense Autossomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy No definitive epileptic spikes (EEG) (Sone et al., 2012)
R1596H DIV
(S2-S3)
Missense GEFS+ Generalized spike-wave complexes (EEG)
Normal imaging (MRI)
(Hoffman-Zacharska et al., 2015)
I1656M DIV (S4) Missense GEFS+ Shift steady state activation to more positive values (Lossin et al., 2003)
G1674S DIV (S5) Missense FS+ Febrile seizure
Hemiconvulsion
(Saitoh et al., 2015a)
De novo mutation
Q3X N-terminal Nonsense DS Generalized tonic clonic seizures (Claes et al., 2003; Lim et al., 2011)
G58X N-terminal Nonsense DS
Focal Epilepsy
Autistic characteristics; Hyperactivity
Periventricular nodular heterotopia (MRI)
(Barba et al., 2014)
Y65X N-terminal Nonsense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Zucca et al., 2008)
E75D N-terminal Missense DS Slow-spike-wave complexes (EEG) (Arafat et al., 2017)
L80_D81del N-terminal Inframe deletion DS Pharmacoresistant (Usluer et al., 2016)
D81N N-terminal Missense DS Severe Motor and mental delay
Multi-focal spike-waves (EEG)
(Usluer et al., 2016)
I91T N-terminal Missense DS Frontal-dominant spike-waves complex (EEG) (Sun et al., 2008; Xu et al., 2014)
G96EfsX24 N-terminal FrameShift NR Genetic generalized epilepsy with intellectual disability (Fry et al., 2016)
R101Q N-terminal Missense DS
SMEB
GEFS+
PEFS+
Psychomotor retardation (Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Marini et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Sun et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Tonekaboni et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2014; Djémié et al., 2016)
A104V N-terminal Missense DS Epileptic discharges, slow spike and weave; sharp wave, sharp and slow wave complex (EEG) (Kwong et al., 2012; Myers et al., 2017a)
R118S N-terminal Missense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
(Zucca et al., 2008)
F144YfsX5 DI (S1) Frameshift SME
DS
Moderate psychomotor retardation (Fukuma et al., 2004; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Villeneuve et al., 2014)
M145DfsX4 DI (S1) Frameshift PEFS+ Generalized tonic-clonic seizures without any provoked factors (Yu et al., 2010)
G177E DI (S2-S3) Missense SME
DS
Non-functional channel (Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Usluer et al., 2016)
L180X DI (S2-S3) Nonsense DS Focal spike wave (EEG) (Liu et al., 2018)
W190X DI (S3) Nonsense DS Febrile, partial, generalized tonic-clonic and myo-clonic seizures
Severe intellectual disability
(Marini et al., 2007; Kwong et al., 2012)
S213W DI (S3-S4) Missense Epilepsy Febrile and afebrile seizures
Developmental delay
(Butler et al., 2017a)
R219SfsX57 DI (S4) FrameShift DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Claes et al., 2001)
R222X DI (S4) Nonsense DS
SMEB
No measurable current (Claes et al., 2001; Nabbout et al., 2003; Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Orrico et al., 2009; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Esterhuizen et al., 2018)
I227S DI (S4) Missense SME
SMEB
Epileptiform discharges on both sides and spikes/polyspikes during photic stimulation (EEG)
Low current density (no detectable)
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Depienne et al., 2008; Mak et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Lindy et al., 2018)
A239V DI (S4-S5) Missense SME
DS
Focal right fronto-temporal spikes with spreading (EEG)
Severe developmental delay
(Iannetti et al., 2009; Nicita et al., 2010; Xu et al., 2014)
W280R DI (S5-S6) Missense DS Febrile seizures
Status epilepticus
Myoclonic
Multifocal discharges (EEG)
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2012; Liu et al., 2018)
P281L DI (S5-S6) Missense DS Moderate mental retardation (Depienne et al., 2008; Gokben et al., 2017; Lindy et al., 2018)
E311X DI (S5-S6) Nonsense DS Haploinsufficiency (Orrico et al., 2009)
G329A DI (S5-S6) Missense GEFS+ Generalized tonic–clonic seizures (Myers et al., 2017a)
G343E DI (S5-S6) Missense SMEB
SME
DS
Spike-wave complex,
Multifocal spikes (EEG)
(Fujiwara, 2003; Depienne et al., 2008; Zuberi et al., 2011)
D366E DI (S5-S6) Missense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Zucca et al., 2008)
W384R DI (S5-S6) Missense DS
SMEB
SME
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Partial seizures
(Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Verbeek et al., 2013)
T391P DI (S5-S6) Missense DS Generalized tonic-conic seizures
Partial Seizures
(Reyes et al., 2011)
R393H DI (S5-S6) Missense DS
SMEB
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Myoclonus, Febrile seizures
Developmental delay
(Claes et al., 2003; Marini et al., 2007; Sun et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011; Lemke et al., 2012; Rilstone et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014; Djémié et al., 2016; Haginoya et al., 2018)
V422L DI (S6) Missense EE Psychomotor developmental delay
Theta activities with right predominance (EEG)
(Ohashi et al., 2014)
Y426N DI-DII Missense DS Decreased current density
shift stead-state inactivation to more negative values
Delayed recovery from inactivation
(Nabbout et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006; Allen et al., 2016)
L433fsX16 DI-DII FrameShift Myoclonic astatic epilepsy Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Ebach et al., 2005)
E435X DI-DII Nonsense DS Myoclonic seizures
Atypical absence
(Fukuma et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2012)
Q554H DI-DII Missense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Atonic and myoclonic seizures
(Skjei et al., 2015)
S662X DI-DII Nonsense PEFS+ Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Yu et al., 2010)
W738X DI-DII Nonsense SME Febrile seizures
Generalized tonic-clonic
Severe intellectual disability
(Kwong et al., 2012; Xu et al., 2014)
T808S DII (S2) Missense ICEGTC Rare sharp waves in left temporal (EEG)
Increase current density
Delay recovery from inactivation
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
S843X DII (S3) Nonsense DS Focal spike activity (EEG)
(Buoni et al., 2006)
R862G DII (S4) Missense MMPSI Multifocal epilepsy
Hemiclonic
Cardiac arrest
Severe intellectual disability
(Carranza Rojo et al., 2011; Barba et al., 2014)
T932X DII (S5-S6) Nonsense SME
DS
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2003; Dhamija et al., 2014)
M934I DII (S5-S6) Missense DS Moderate psychomotor retardation (Fukuma et al., 2004; Depienne et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2012)
H939Q DII (S5-S6) Missense DS Status epilepticus
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Complex partial seizures
No measurable current
(Claes et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006)
R946C DII (S5-S6) Missense SME
DS
SMEB
Non- functional Channel (Fukuma et al., 2004; Volkers et al., 2011; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Lee et al., 2014; Xu et al., 2014; Lindy et al., 2018)
R946S DII (S5-S6) Missense Severe idiopathic generalized epilepsy of infancy Short generalized tonic-clonic seizures at night
Seizure onset left temporo-parietal (EEG)
Seizure onset left frontal
Seizure onset right frontocentral,
(Ebach et al., 2005; Tiefes et al., 2019)
R946H DII (S5-S6) Missense PEFS+
SMEB
DS
Non-functional Channel (Fukuma et al., 2004; Harkin et al., 2007; Depienne et al., 2008; Liao et al., 2010a; Verbeek et al., 2011; Volkers et al., 2011; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Verbeek et al., 2013)
C959R DII (S5-S6) Missense DS Post trauma epilepsy
Lateralized tonic-clonic seizures
Severe mental retardation
Non-functional Channel
(Claes et al., 2003; Ohmori et al., 2006)
V971L DII (S6) Missense DS Generalized and unilateral tonic-clonic seizures
Myoclonic seizures
Apneic spells
(Poryo et al., 2017)
V982L DII (S6) Missense SMEB Focal epilepsy (Singh et al., 2009; Saitoh et al., 2012; Saitoh et al., 2015a; Saitoh et al., 2015b)
V983A DII (S6) Missense ICEGTC Multifocal spikes, high voltage slow-waves (EEG)
Reduced current density
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
Accelerated recovery from inactivation
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
V983AfsX2 DII (S6) FrameShift DS Enlarged extracerebral gap (MRI) (Wang et al., 2017b)
L986F DII (S6) Missense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Non-functional channel
(Claes et al., 2001; Lossin et al., 2003)
L991VfsX2 DII (S6) FrameShift DS Febrile, partial, generalized tonic-clonic, myo-clonic seizures
Moderate intellectual disability.
(Kwong et al., 2012)
N1011I DII-DIII Missense ICEGTC Rare sharp waves in lateral-temporal (EEG)
Reduced current density
Shift steady state inactivation to more negative values
(Fujiwara, 2003; Rhodes et al., 2005)
D1046MfsX9 DII-DIII FrameShift DS Diffuse cerebral edema (Computed tomography) (Myers et al., 2017b)
S1100KfsX8 DII-DIII FrameShift DS Generalized clonic seizures

Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2001)
S1104X DII-DIII Missense DS Febrile seizures (Depienne et al., 2008; Hernández Chávez et al., 2014)
E1153X DII-DIII Nonsense DS Focal epilepsy with frontal-lateral activity (EEG) (Hernández Chávez et al., 2014)
E1176NfsX32 DII-DIII FrameShift DS Severe intellectual disability
Intractable seizures despite multiple anti-epileptic drugs
(Willemsen et al., 2012)
R1213X DII-DIII Nonsense SME
DS
LGS
Rare spikes, multifocal spikes and spike-wave complex (EEG)
Severe mental delay
(Fujiwara, 2003; Depienne et al., 2008; Zuberi et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2012; Allen et al., 2013; Xu et al., 2014; Lindy et al., 2018)
L1230P DIII (S1) Missense DS Focal spike-wave complex (EEG)
Febrile seizures

Myoclonic seizures
(Liu et al., 2018)
F1263L DIII (S2) Missense SMEB Rare spike-wave complex and poly spike-waves complex (EEG) (Fujiwara, 2003)
R1636Q DIV (S4) Missense DS
LGS
Epileptic encephalopathy
Myoclonic seizures
(Harkin et al., 2007; Butler et al., 2017b)
V1637E DIV (S4) Missense DS Episodes of status epilepticus
triggered by fever
(Nishri et al., 2010; Zuberi et al., 2011)
F1671fsX8 DIV
(S4-S5)
FrameShift DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures

Severe mental retardation
(Claes et al., 2001; Sugawara et al., 2002; Depienne et al., 2008; Riva et al., 2009)
A1685D DIV (S5) Missense DS Spike-wave complex (EEG)
Non-functional channel
(Fujiwara, 2003) (Sugiura et al., 2012)
Y1694C DIV (S5) Missense DS Myoclonic seizures
Atypical absence
Severe psychomotor retardation
(Fukuma et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2012; Cetica et al., 2017)
L1717P DIV
(S5-S6)
Missense SME Generalized tonic clonic seizure (Verbeek et al., 2013)
T1722A DIV
(S5-S6)
Missense DS Myoclonic, hemiclonic, focal seizures (Wu et al., 2015)
C1741S DIV
(S5-S6)
Missense TLE-MTS Febrile status epilepticus (Tiefes et al., 2019)
G1754R DIV
(S5-S6)
Missense DS Focal seizures
Hemiconvulsions
(Petrelli et al., 2012)
S1768R DIV (S6) Missense DS Absences and tonic-clonic seizures (Willemsen et al., 2012)
E1881X C-terminal Nonsense DS
SMEB
Febrile and generalized seizures (Villeneuve et al., 2014)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
G177DfsX4 DI (S2-S3) FrameShift DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Fujiwara, 2003)
V207G DI (S3) Missense EE Early-onset multifocal seizures (Daoud et al., 2016)
D249E DI (S4-S5) Missense DS Generalized tonic seizures

Absences; Mental retardation
(Le Gal et al., 2014)
N275K DI (S5) Missense PEFS+ Hippocampal volume loss (MRI) (Kim et al., 2014)
T363R DI (S5-S6) Missense DS Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (Zuberi et al., 2011; Le Gal et al., 2014)
N416I DI (S6) Missense DS Focal spike-wave (EEG) (Zhou et al., 2018)
S1631C DIV
(S3-S4)
Missense DS Multifocal spikes (EEG) (Haginoya et al., 2018)

*Non genetic origin mutations reported: Mutations described through clinical diagnosis, but the mutation type (Mendelian or de novo) were not reported, mainly due to the lack of parents to perform genotyping and difficulty in contacting the family. Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); Febrile seizures (FS); Febrile seizures plus (FS+); Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS); Dravet syndrome (DS); Borderline severe myoclonic epilepsy (SMEB); Severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME); Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM); Partial epilepsy with antecedent FS (PEFS+); Intractable childhood epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures (ICEGTC); Intractable childhood epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (ICE-GTC); Epileptic encephalopathy (EE); Malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy (MMPSI); Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE); Mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS); Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S); Electroencephalography (EEG); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).