GABRA1 and GABRA6 gene mutations in idiopathic generalized epilepsy patients

The GABA receptor is an important epilepsy-associated candidate gene, and has always been a focus in etiology and in the treatment of epilepsy. This study explores the genetic association between GABA receptor gene polymorphisms and epilepsy in a cohort of the Pakistani population. A case-control st...

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Published in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2021-12, Vol.93, p.88-94
Main Authors: Riaz, Mehwish, Abbasi, Muddasir Hassan, Sheikh, Nadeem, Saleem, Tayyaba, Virk, Ahmad Omair
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case-Control Studies
Epilepsy
Epilepsy, Generalized - genetics
GABA
GABRA1
GABRA6
Genetic association
Humans
Mutation
Receptors, GABA-A - genetics
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Summary:The GABA receptor is an important epilepsy-associated candidate gene, and has always been a focus in etiology and in the treatment of epilepsy. This study explores the genetic association between GABA receptor gene polymorphisms and epilepsy in a cohort of the Pakistani population. A case-control study was conducted on 150 patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and 150 controls. Blood samples were collected, and genomic DNA was extracted and amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The amplified products were subsequently genotyped by Sanger sequencing and the results were analyzed using the chi-square test. Among the five mutational sites observed, two GABRA1 (rs2279020 and novel c.1016_1017insT) and two GABRA6 (rs3219151 and novel c.1344C>G) were found to be significantly associated with IGE. Amino acid alignment showed that a novel insertion mutation, c.1016_1017insT, in GABRA1 disrupted the reading frame and was possibly damaging, whereas c.1344C>G in GABRA6 was responsible for a synonymous mutation. Therefore, both the GABA receptor genes may play critical roles in the development of epilepsy in Pakistani patients.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.013