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Objective  Early onset epileptic encephalopathy with suppression‐burst is one of the most severe epilepsy phenotypes in human patients. A significant proportion of cases have a genetic origin, and the most frequently mutated gene is  KCNQ2 , encoding Kv7.2, a voltage‐dependent potassium channel subunit, leading to so‐called  KCNQ2 ‐related epileptic encephalopathy ( KCNQ2 ‐REE). To study the pathophysiology of  KCNQ2 ‐REE in detail and to provide a relevant preclinical model, we generated and described a knock‐in mouse model carrying the recurrent p.(Thr274Met) variant.    Methods  We introduced the p.(Thr274Met) variant by homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells, injected into C57Bl/6N blastocysts and implanted in pseudopregnant mice. Mice were then bred with 129Sv Cre‐deleter to generate heterozygous mice carrying the p.(Thr274Met), and animals were maintained on the 129Sv genetic background. We studied the development of this new model and performed in vivo electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings, neuroanatomical studies at different time points, and multiple behavioral tests.    Results  The  Kcnq2  Thr274Met/+  mice are viable and display generalized spontaneous seizures first observed between postnatal day 20 (P20) and P30. In vivo EEG recordings show that the paroxysmal events observed macroscopically are epileptic seizures. The brain of the  Kcnq2  Thr274Met/+  animals does not display major structural defects, similar to humans, and their body weight is normal.  Kcnq2  Thr274Met/+  mice have a reduced life span, with a peak of unexpected death occurring for 25% of the animals by 3 months of age. Epileptic seizures were generally not observed when animals grew older. Behavioral characterization reveals important deficits in spatial learning and memory in adults but no gross abnormality during early neurosensory development.    Significance  Taken together, our results indicate that we have generated a relevant model to study the pathophysiology of  KCNQ2 ‐related epileptic encephalopathy and perform preclinical research for that devastating and currently intractable disease.

A knock‐in mouse model for KCNQ2 ‐related epileptic encephalopathy displays spontaneous generalized seizures and cognitive impairment