KCNQ2 – this is what you need to know in 2015

KCNQ2. The next ion channel gene to be reviewed in the Epilepsiome blog posts is KCNQ2, encoding a subunit of a voltage-gated potassium channel. Known for years as a gene for a familial and self-limiting neonatal epilepsy syndrome, mutations are now also shown to be a frequent cause of neonatal epileptic encephalopathy. Here is what you need to know about KCNQ2 in 2015. Continue reading