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

Table 3.

SCN3A-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
K354Q DI Missense CCE Enhanced persistent current and current amplitude provokes by ramp protocol (Holland et al., 2008; Estacion et al., 2010)
R357Q DI
(S5-S6)
Missense Focal epilepsy Reduced current density
Enhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol
(Vanoye et al., 2014)
R621C DI-DII Missense BECTS
FS
Centro-temporal spikes (EEG) (Zaman et al., 2018)
E1111K DII-III Missense Focal epilepsy Enhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol
Enhanced persistent current
(Vanoye et al., 2014)
M1323V DIII
(S5-S6)
Missense Focal epilepsy Enhanced current amplitude provokes by ramp voltage protocol (Vanoye et al., 2014)
C121Wβ1
β1 subunit mutation*
Extracellular Ig loop Substitution
* Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells co-expressing human Nav1.3 sodium channels and C121Wβ1
GEFS+ Resistant to enter into close-state inactivation
Shift steady state inacativation to more positive values
(Lucas et al., 2005)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
Chromosome Duplication
(1.57 Mb)
BFNS NR (Heron et al., 2010)
Chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
Chromosome Duplication
(2.0 Mb)
Neonatal- infantile epilepsy Facial flushing, head turning to the left, eye deviation, bilateral arm jerking movement (Raymond et al., 2011)
Chromosome
2q23.3q24.3
Involves the SCN2A and SCN3A genes
Chromosome Mosaic duplication
(12 Mb)
DS
BFNIS
Focal seizures with secondary generalization
Atonic seizures (EEG)
(Vecchi et al., 2011)
De novo mutation
L247P DI Missense Childhood focal epilepsy Reduced current density associated with low protein expression (Lamar et al., 2017)
I875T DII
(S4-S5)
Missense EE Enhanced persistente current
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
Generalized convulsion, infantile spasm
(Miyatake et al., 2018; Smith et al., 2018; Zaman et al., 2018)
P1333L DIII Missense EIEE Enhanced persistent current
Increased current density
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more negative values
(Trujillano et al., 2017; Zaman et al., 2018)
M1765I DIV Missense Refractory epilepsy Focal and generalized seizures
Myoclonus and epileptic spasms
(Inuzuka et al., 2019)
V1769A DIV (S6) Missense EIEE Enhanced persistent current
Shift steady-state activation to more negative values
Shift steady-state inactivation to more positive values
(Zaman et al., 2018)
chromosome 2q24.3
Involves the SCN1A,SCN2A, and SCN3A genes
chromosome Deletion
(1.1 Mb)
WS Typical hypsarrhythmic pattern (sleeping and awake) (Chong et al., 2018)
Non genetic origin mutations reported*
N302S DI Missense
GEFS+
Shift steady-state activation and inactivation to more positive values
Slower recovery from inactivation with 500 ms duration pre pulse
Faster recovery from inactivation with 20 ms duration pre pulse
(Chen et al., 2015)
D766N DII (S2) Missense Focal epilepsy Increased current amplitude by ramp voltage protocol (Vanoye et al., 2014)

*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. Cryptogenic childhood epilepsy (CCE); Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS); Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+); West syndrome (WS); Febrile seizures (FS); Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNIS); Benign familial neonatal seizures (BFNS); Dravet syndrome (DS); Epileptic encephalopathy (EE); Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE); Not Reported (NR); Domain (D); Segment (S); Electroencephalography (EEG).