Review Article
Altered GABA Signaling in Early Life Epilepsies
Table 1
GABA-related mutations linked with seizures.
| GABA-related mutations | Species | Epilepsy type | Age at first observation | Ref. |
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GABAA receptor mutations |
| GABRA1 | Human | ADJME, CAE | Childhood, Juvenile | [47, 48] | GABRA6 | Human | CAE | Childhood | [49] | GABRB3 | Human | CAE | Childhood | [50–52] | GABRD | Human | ADJME | Juvenile | [53] | GABRE | Human | Febrile, ADEFS+ IGE | Infantile, childhood | [49] | GABRG2 | Human, mouse | CAE+ Febrile, ADEFS+, SMEI ADEFS+, SMEI, Febrile | Infantile, childhood | [54–59] | GABRP | Human | IGE, ADEFS+, Febrile | ? | [49] |
| Other mutations |
| GAD65 knockout | Mouse | Stress-induced, Limbic seizures | 12 weeks | [60, 61] | ARX mutations | Human, mice | Early life epileptic encephalopathies (infantile spasms, Ohtahara) | Neonatal, Infantile | [62–66] |
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