One of several diseases associated with defects in the human gene SLC12A5. See human disease model report for epilepsy, SLC12A5-related (FBhh0000296). OMIM includes this disease in the phenotypic series epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile (FBhh0000302).
[updated June 2016 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]
[DEVELOPMENTAL AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY 34; DEE34](https://omim.org/entry/616645)
[SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 12 (POTASSIUM/CHLORIDE TRANSPORTER), MEMBER 5; SLC12A5](https://omim.org/entry/606726)
Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy-34 is a severe neurologic disorder characterized by onset of refractory migrating focal seizures in infancy. Affected children show developmental regression and are severely impaired globally (summary by Stodberg et al., 2015). [from MIM:616645; 2016.06.03]
Autosomal recessive. [from MIM:616645; 2016.06.03]