Mutations in the LGI/Epitempin gene can result in a special form of epilepsy, autosomal dominant lateral temporal epilepsy. The Epitempin protein contains a large repeat in its C terminal section. The architecture and structural features of this repeat make it a likely member 7-bladed beta-propeller fold [2].

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2: A common protein interaction domain links two recently identified epilepsy genes. Scheel H, Tomiuk S, Hofmann K; Hum Mol Genet 2002;11:1757-1762. PMID:12095917