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Previously, only two variants were identified to be associated with human disease, facial dysmorphism, hypertrichosis, epilepsy, intellectual\/developmental delay, and gingival overgrowth (FHEIG) syndrome. In this study, we performed trio-based whole exon sequencing (WES) in a cohort of patients with epilepsy. Two <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> likely pathogenic variants were identified in two unrelated cases with heterogeneous phenotypes, including one with Rolandic epilepsy and one with the FHEIG syndrome. The two variants were predicted to be damaged by the majority of <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic> algorithms. These variants showed no allele frequencies in controls and presented statistically higher frequencies in the case cohort than that in controls. The FHEIG syndrome-related variants were all located in the region with vital functions in stabilizing the conductive conformation, while the Rolandic epilepsy-related variant was distributed in the area with less impact on the conductive conformation. This study expanded the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of <jats:italic>KCNK4<\/jats:italic>. Phenotypic variations of <jats:italic>KCNK4<\/jats:italic> are potentially associated with the molecular sub-regional effects. 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