Key result
CACNA1C variants expand the gene's clinical phenotype to include severe epileptic encephalopathy and late-onset epilepsy.
Why the study?
CACNA1C pathogenic variants had not been reported as associated with epileptic encephalopathy and were less commonly associated with epilepsy.
Case Report (n=3)
This case series expands the clinical phenotype of CACNA1C-related disorders to include epileptic encephalopathy and late-onset epilepsy, suggesting the gene should be included on epilepsy panels.
May prompt cardiac evaluation in CACNA1C epilepsy cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change screening guidelines.
1.2), and pathogenic variants have been associated with two distinct clinical entities: Timothy syndrome and Brugada syndrome. Thus far, CACNA1C has not been reported as a gene associated with epileptic encephalopathy and is less commonly associated with epilepsy. We report three individuals from two families with variants in CACNA1C. Patient 1 presented with neonatal onset epileptic encephalopathy (NOEE) and was found to have a de novo missense variant in CACNA1C (c.4087G>A (p.V1363M)) on exome sequencing. In Family 2, Patient 2 presented with congenital cardiac anomalies and cardiomyopathy and was found to have a paternally inherited splice site variant, c.3717+1_3717+2insA, on a cardiomyopathy panel. Her father, Patient 3, presented with learning difficulties, late-onset epilepsy, and congenital cardiac anomalies. Family 2 highlights variable expressivity seen within a family. This case series expands the clinical and molecular phenotype of CACNA1C-related disorders and highlights the need to include CACNA1C on epilepsy gene panels.
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Bozarth et al. (2018) conducted a case report in CACNA1C-related disorders (n=3). CACNA1C variants was evaluated on Clinical phenotype. Variants in CACNA1C were identified in three individuals presenting with neonatal onset severe epileptic encephalopathy and late-onset epilepsy, expanding the gene's clinical phenotype.
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