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progressive myoclonus epilepsy 3

info ยท Genetic

A progressive myoclonus epilepsy characterized by onset of intractable myoclonic seizures before age 2 years and developmental regression that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the KCTD7 gene on chromosome 7q11.21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Microcephaly
  • Cerebral atrophy
  • Truncal ataxia
  • Absent speech
  • Developmental regression
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Dysarthria
  • Intellectual disability
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
  • Generalized myoclonic seizure

Also known as: CLN14 disease; EPM3; PME type 3; Progressive myoclonic epilepsy due to KCTD7 deficiency; Progressive myoclonus epilepsy type 3