Dravet Syndrome and Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus via the SCN1A Gene
Summary and Pricing 
Test Method
Sequencing and CNV Detection via NextGen Sequencing using PG-Select Capture ProbesTest Code | Test Copy Genes | Test CPT Code | Gene CPT Codes Copy CPT Code | Base Price | |
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3043 | SCN1A | 81407 | 81407,81479 | $990 | Order Options and Pricing |
Pricing Comments
This test is also offered via our exome backbone with CNV detection (click here). The exome-based test may be higher priced, but permits reflex to the entire exome or to any other set of clinically relevant genes.
An additional 25% charge will be applied to STAT orders. STAT orders are prioritized throughout the testing process.
Testing run on PG-Select capture probes does not include exome-wide CNV analysis. Reflex is available to PGxome or an exome-based panel, or you can use this gene list to create a custom panel (click here).
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Turnaround Time
3 weeks on average for standard orders or 2 weeks on average for STAT orders.
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Clinical Features and Genetics 
Clinical Features
Dravet syndrome (DS; OMIM: 607208) is one of a group of early infantile epileptic encephalopathies (EIEE). DS is characterized by the onset of seizures within the first year of life in children with previously normal psychomotor development. Early seizures can be clonic or clonic-tonic and are usually brought on by fever. Early EEGs of DS patients reveal no electroclinical abnormalities, but a generalized spike wave pattern is seen as the disease progresses. DS is characterized by the presence of multiple seizure types within patients, including: myoclonic jerks, absence seizures, focal seizures, photosensitive seizures and prolonged seizures resulting in status epilepticus (Akiyama et al. 2012). Seizures observed in DS are resistant to treatment with anti-epileptic drugs. DS patients suffer severe cognitive and motor impairments that persist throughout their lives.
Genetics
Dravet syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition caused by loss of function mutations in SCN1A, which can include missense, nonsense and splice site mutations as well as insertions or deletions that disrupt the reading frame. The majority (94%) of mutations in SCN1A associated with DS arise de novo (Vadlamudi et al. 2010). Thus, DS cases are sporadic, occurring in individuals with no family history of Dravet syndrome. Rare cases of inherited DS are seen in situations where the proband's parent was mosaic for the causative SCN1A variant.
Mutations in SCN1A can also cause Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+, OMIM:604403). GEFS+ is a milder infantile seizure disorder characterized by febrile seizures. GEFS+ is associated with missense mutations in SCN1A (Guerrini et al. 2010). GEFS+ cases can be sporadic or inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
SCN1A encodes a neuronally expressed alpha subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel. Sodium channels are excitatory and propagate action potentials in neurons. Epilepsy disorders are characterized by hyperexcitability of neurons. SCN1A-containing sodium channels normally activate a set of inhibitory neurons in the neocortex and hypothalamus. These inhibitory neurons release a neurotransmitter, GABA, which is important for balancing excitation and inhibition in the brain. It is proposed that mutations in SCN1A relieve GABAergic inhibition in the neocortex and hypothalamus, resulting in neuronal hyperactivity and epilepsy (Yu et al. 2006; Catterall et al. 2010).
Clinical Sensitivity - Sequencing with CNV PG-Select
Causative variants in SCN1A have been reported in 79% (52 of 66) of patients with Dravet syndrome (Harkin et al. 2007). Causative SCN1A variants are detected in ~10% of patients with GEFS+ (Scheffer et al. 2009).
Testing Strategy
This test provides full coverage of all coding exons of the SCN1A gene, plus ~10 bases of flanking noncoding DNA. We define full coverage as >20X NGS reads or Sanger sequencing.
Indications for Test
Candidates for SCN1A testing include patients who display clinical features of Dravet syndrome. Normal development prior to seizure onset and seizures that are sensitive to elevated body temperature are two symptoms which are strong indicators for SCN1A testing (Fountain-Capal et al. 2011).
Candidates for SCN1A testing include patients who display clinical features of Dravet syndrome. Normal development prior to seizure onset and seizures that are sensitive to elevated body temperature are two symptoms which are strong indicators for SCN1A testing (Fountain-Capal et al. 2011).
Gene
Official Gene Symbol | OMIM ID |
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SCN1A | 182389 |
Inheritance | Abbreviation |
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Autosomal Dominant | AD |
Autosomal Recessive | AR |
X-Linked | XL |
Mitochondrial | MT |
Diseases
Name | Inheritance | OMIM ID |
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Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus, Type 2 | AD | 604403 |
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy In Infancy | AD | 607208 |
Related Test
Name |
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Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus and Dravet syndrome via the SCN1B Gene |
Citations 
- Akiyama M. et al. 2012. Acta Medica Okayama. 66: 369-76. PubMed ID: 23093055
- Catterall WA et al. 2010. The Journal of Physiology. 588: 1849-59. PubMed ID: 20194124
- Fountain-Capal JK, Holland KD, Gilbert DL, Hallinan BE. 2011. When Should Clinicians Order Genetic Testing for Dravet Syndrome? Pediatric Neurology 45: 319–323. PubMed ID: 22000312
- Guerrini R et al. 2010. Epilepsia. 51: 2474-7. PubMed ID: 21204810
- Harkin LA. et al. 2007. Brain : a Journal of Neurology. 130: 843-52. PubMed ID: 17347258
- Scheffer IE. et al. 2009. Brain and Development 31: 394–400. PubMed ID: 19203856
- Vadlamudi L. et al. 2010. The New England Journal of Medicine. 363: 1335-40. PubMed ID: 20879882
- Yu FH et al. 2006. Nature Neuroscience. 9: 1142-9. PubMed ID: 16921370
Ordering/Specimens 
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Specimen Types
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