Progress of protocadherin 19(PCDH19)gene related epilepsy / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

PCDH19 gene related epilepsy is an unusual X - linked disease that females and mosaic males are affected,while hemizygous males are not. Recently,the number of reports about PCDH19 gene related epilepsy is in-creasing,and PCDH19 gene has become one of the most important epilepsy genes. Now,the structure and function of PCDH19 gene and protein,the inheritance and pathogenesis,clinical features,treatment and genotype/ phenotype asso-ciated with PCDH19 gene related epilepsy,were reviewed.