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[Analysis of the most frequent mutations in girls with Rett syndrome].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 2 Aug 2001
Rosipal R, Zeman J, Hadac J, Misovicová N, Nevsímalová S, Martásek P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome is an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 from 10,000 to 15,000 females worldwide. The responsible gene, encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 was recently identified. Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 is thought to act as a global transcriptional repressor. In the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 gene are known 5 prevalent mutations that cause Rett syndrome. Four of them...
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