Mutations in antiquitin in individuals with pyridoxine-dependent seizures.
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Mills PB, Struys E, Jakobs C, Plecko B, Baxter P, Baumgartner M, Willemsen MA, Omran H, Tacke U, Uhlenberg B, Weschke B, Clayton PT
Mutations in antiquitin in individuals with pyridoxine-dependent seizures.
Nat Med. 2006 Mar;12(3):307-9. Epub 2006 Feb 19.
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We show here that children with pyridoxine-dependent seizures (PDS) have mutations in the ALDH7A1 gene, which encodes antiquitin; these mutations abolish the activity of antiquitin as a delta1-piperideine-6-carboxylate (P6C)-alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde (alpha-AASA) dehydrogenase. The accumulating P6C inactivates pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) by forming a Knoevenagel condensation product. Measurement of urinary alpha-AASA provides a simple way of confirming the diagnosis of PDS and ALDH7A1 gene analysis provides a means for prenatal diagnosis.