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Isolated focal cortical dysplasia type 2

Isolated somatic focal cortical dysplasia type 2 is caused by mutations of the TSC1/2 or MTOR genes that occure during lifetime and do not affect germ cells. The disease is characterized by dysfunctional brain development that results in intractable epilepsia.

Systematic

Epilepsy syndrome
Isolated focal cortical dysplasia type 2
MTOR
TSC1
TSC2

References:

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Lim JS et al. (2017) Somatic Mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 Cause Focal Cortical Dysplasia.

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Lim JS et al. (2015) Brain somatic mutations in MTOR cause focal cortical dysplasia type II leading to intractable epilepsy.

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Nakashima M et al. (2015) Somatic Mutations in the MTOR gene cause focal cortical dysplasia type IIb.

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Møller RS et al. (2016) Germline and somatic mutations in the gene in focal cortical dysplasia and epilepsy.

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Kabat J et al. (2012) Focal cortical dysplasia - review.

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Taylor DC et al. (1971) Focal dysplasia of the cerebral cortex in epilepsy.

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Taylor DC et al. (1971) Biological mechanisms influencing the outcome of seizures in response to fever.

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Wolf HK et al. (1995) Glioneuronal malformative lesions and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors in patients with chronic pharmacoresistant epilepsies.

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Palmini A et al. (2004) Terminology and classification of the cortical dysplasias.

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Lawson JA et al. (2005) Distinct clinicopathologic subtypes of cortical dysplasia of Taylor.

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Siegel AM et al. (2005) Adult-onset epilepsy in focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor type.

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