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Ultra-rare biallelic THAP12 variants cause loss of function and underlie severe epileptic encephalopathy

2026-03-03 neurology Title + abstract only
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Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of severe childhood-onset neurological disorders, often caused by rare genetic variants affecting brain development and excitability. Despite advances in genomic sequencing, a substantial proportion of DEE cases remain unsolved. Here, we identify THAP12 as a novel disease-causing gene associated with autosomal recessive DEE. Whole-genome sequencing in two siblings who presented with infantile spasms and progressed to Lennox-Gastaut ...

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