Review Article

From Genetics to Genomics of Epilepsy

Table 2

Disease genes identified in syndromic epilepsy (47 genes).

Gene symbolGene name and descriptionSyndrome

ARFGEF2ADP-ribosylation factor GEF2Periventricular heterotopia
ARHGEF9Cdc42 GEF 9Hyperekplexia with epilepsy
A2BP1Ataxin 2-binding protein 1 (RNA binding protein fox-1 homolog 1)Mental retardation and epilepsy
ASPAAspartoacylaseCanavan syndrome
ATP1A2ATPase, Na/K transporting, alpha 2 polypeptideFamilial hemiplegic migraine
ATP2A2ATPase, Ca transporting, cardiac muscle, slow twitch 2Darier-White syndrome
ATP6V0A2ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal V0 subunit a2Cutis laxa with epilepsy and mental retardation
CACNA1ACalcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunitFamilial hemiplegic migraine
CCDC88CCoiled-coil domain containing 88CHydrocephalus with medial diverticulum
CLCNKAChloride channel KaBartter syndrome
CLCNKBChloride channel KbBartter syndrome
COH1Cohen syndrome protein 1—vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog BCohen syndrome
DLGAP2Discs, large (Drosophila) homolog-associated protein 2Progressive epilepsy with mental retardation
GFAPGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAlexander disease
GLI3GLI family zinc finger 3Pallister-hall syndrome
GLRA1Glycine receptor, alpha 1Hyperekplexia
GLRBGlycine receptor, betaHyperekplexia
GPHNGephyrinHyperekplexia
KCNA1Potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-relatedEpisodic ataxia
KCNJ1Potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 1Bartter syndrome
KCNJ10Potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 10Seizures, deafness, ataxia, mental retardation
KIAA1279Kinesin family member 1 binding proteinGoldberg-Shprintzen
LAMA2Laminin, alpha 2Merosin deficiency
LBRLamin B receptorPelger-Huet syndrome
LGI1Leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1Autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy
MLC1Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts 1Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with cysts
MLL2Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia 2Kabuki syndrome
NF1Neurofibromin 1Neurofibromatosis
NIPBLNipped-B homolog (Drosophila)Cornelia de Lange syndrome
PANK2Pantothenate kinase 2Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
PI12Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade I (neuroserpin), member 1Encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies
PIGVPhosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class VHyperphosphatasia with mental retardation
PLA2G6Phospholipase A2, group VI (cytosolic, calcium independent)Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
RAI1Retinoic acid induced 1Smith Magenis syndrome
SCN8ASodium channel, voltage gated, type VIII, alpha subunitCerebellar atrophy, ataxia, and mental retardation
SETBP1SET binding protein 1Schinzel-Giedion midface retraction syndrome
SHHSonic hedgehogHoloprosencephaly
SLC4A10Solute carrier family 4, sodium bicarbonate transporter, member 10Epilepsy with mental retardation
SLC6A5Solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, glycine), member 5Hyperekplexia
SMC1AStructural maintenance of chromosomes 1ACornelia de lange syndrome
SMC3Structural maintenance of chromosomes 3Cornelia de lange syndrome
SYNGAP1Synaptic Ras GTPase activating protein 1Epilepsy and mental retardation
TBX1T-box 1Di George syndrome
TSC1Tuberous sclerosis 1Tuberous sclerosis
TSC2Tuberous sclerosis 2Tuberous sclerosis
VPS13AVacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog ANeuroacanthocytosis
ZEB2Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2Mowat-Wilson syndrome