Gene tied to childhood epilepsy

In the mammalian brain, the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter is called GABA. The gene SLC6A1 encodes the GABA transporter GAT1, and in Neurobiology of Disease, Felicia Mermer, Sarah Poliquin, Jing-Qiong Kang, MD, PhD, and colleagues report experiments — in silico, in vitro and in mice-o — tying novel variants in SLC6A1 to a childhood syndrome called myoclonic atonic epilepsy (MAE).  

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