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Long-read sequence analysis of the MECP2 gene in Rett syndrome patients: correlation of disease severity with mutation type and location.
Human molecular genetics - 12 Apr 2000
Cheadle J P, Gill H, Fleming N, Maynard J, Kerr A, Leonard H, Krawczak M, Cooper D N, Lynch S, Thomas N, Hughes H, Hulten M, Ravine D, Sampson J R, Clarke A
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Mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein gene MECP2 at Xq28 cause Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a period of stagnation followed by regression in the development of young girls. Mutations were sought in MECP2 in 48 females with classical...
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