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medRxiv PreprintsInternational13 October 2026

A benign control-calibrated multiparametric functional assay supports CACNA1A variant assessment

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CACNA1A-related disorders arise from altered function of the P/Q-type calcium channel Cav2.1 and encompass a broad spectrum of neurological phenotypes, including developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 and episodic ataxia type 2. Although loss-of-function and gain-of-function mechanisms have both been implicated, interpretation of rare CACNA1A missense variants remains challenging because clinical presentation is heterogeneous and many variants identified through diagnostic sequencing remain classified as variants of uncertain significance. To generate c
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