Archive for February 2026
KCNQ2 Awareness Why We Recognize It in March
Channeling Hope: Why We Recognize KCNQ2 Awareness in March Each year in early March, our global community recognizes KCNQ2 Awareness Day on March 2 as part of KCNQ2 Awareness Week.…
Read MoreSupporting Research for KCNQ2-Related Disorders
The KCNQ2 Biorepository Through our partnership with COMBINEDBrain, the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance has started to generate a collection of biological samples, called a biorepository. Different types of biological materials have…
Read MoreA Search for Early Brain Biomarkers in a Mouse Model of KCNQ2-DEE
Excerpt Using several types of non-invasive imaging techniques (MRI, DTI, PET), scientists tracked how the brain develops in mice carrying a variant in the KCNQ2 gene that has been linked…
Read MoreInterested in Learning More About Gene Therapies?
KCNQ2 and Gene Therapy As genomics technologies continue to advance, so too has the potential of personalized treatments, including interventions that target specific genes. Because we know that variants in…
Read MoreQ2 Quick Note #10: New Gain-of-Function KCNQ2 Variant Identified
Excerpt By following one child’s case, researchers learned that her KCNQ2 variant caused overactive Kv7.2 channels and found that a medication could calm this overactivity in lab-grown cells. What It’s…
Read MoreQ2 Quick Note #09: Kv7.2 channels out of place in a KCNQ2 mouse model
Excerpt When scientists studied mice with a KCNQ2 variant linked to severe DEE, they found that their Kv7.2 channels were building up in a different part of brain cells than…
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