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Rett syndrome: clinical manifestations in males with MECP2 mutations.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jan 2002
Zeev Bruria Ben, Yaron Yuval, Schanen N Carolyn, Wolf Haika, Brandt Nathan, Ginot Nathan, Shomrat Ruth, Orr-Urtreger Avi
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by cognitive and adaptive regression with autistic features, loss of acquired skills, and stereotypic hand movements that almost exclusively affects females. It is an X-linked dominant disorder, with presumed lethality in males. Nonetheless, there are a few descriptions of males suspected of having Rett syndrome. With the recent discovery that the MECP2...
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