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An extremely rare nervous system disorder. Infants with EIEE12 develop very frequent epileptic seizures. Seizures present within the first days to months of life. Seizures may trigger eye rolling, eyelid fluttering, lip smacking, drooling, bluish coloring around the mouth, limpness, or muscle stiffening (particularly those in his or her back, legs, and arms). The seizures associated with this disease are difficult to treat and the syndrome is severely progressive. EIEE12 occurs when a child inherits two mutations in the PLCB1 gene (one from each parent). EIEE12 is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Features include always present findings: Axial hypotonia, Epileptic spasm, Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure, and Hypsarrhythmia and others. 10 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Brain and nerves | 8 | Epileptic spasm, Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure, Loss of previously acquired skills (developmental regression) |
Muscles | 1 | Axial hypotonia |
Age of onset: childhood.
PLCB1 function has not been fully characterized.
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 12 is associated with mutations in the PLCB1 gene on chromosome 20.
Genetic testing for PLCB1 is available. Testing is considered confirmatory for diagnosis.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 12 has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 9 always present features.
No clinical trials have been registered for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 12.
220 publications have been identified in PubMed for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 12. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (25%), Basic Science / Preclinical (20%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (19%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Disease patterns and progression | 56 | 25% |
Laboratory research | 45 | 20% |
Research summaries | 42 | 19% |
Patient case studies | 34 | 15% |
Clinical study results | 22 | 10% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 9 | 4% |
New treatment approaches | 8 | 4% |
Other research | 4 | 2% |
Corradi A (2026). [PMID: 41630925](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41630925/). *Neurol Genet*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators (2026). [PMID: 42167272](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42167272/). *Lancet*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Riccardi F (2026). [PMID: 42190144](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42190144/). *Neurology*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Cicala G (2026). [PMID: 41610868](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41610868/). *Neuropediatrics*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
de Oliveira HM (2026). [PMID: 42185726](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42185726/). *CNS Drugs*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Balaram N (2026). [PMID: 42247783](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42247783/). *Epilepsy Behav*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Dlugos DJ (2026). [PMID: 41133912](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41133912/). *Epilepsia*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Sahu A (2026). [PMID: 42008890](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42008890/). *Epilepsy Res*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Galassi Deforie V (2026). [PMID: 41860019](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41860019/). *Genet Med*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Quiroz V (2026). [PMID: 40811633](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40811633/). *Brain*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]