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Mutation analysis of MECP2 and clinical characterization in Korean patients with Rett syndrome.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jan 2002
Chae Jong Hee, Hwang Yong Seung, Kim Ki Joong
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder occurring predominantly in females. Recently, mutations in the MECP2 gene on Xq28, which encodes methyl-CpG binding protein 2, were identified as responsible for some cases of Rett syndrome. In the present study, we analyzed the entire coding sequence of the MECP2 gene in 20 sporadic cases of Rett syndrome in Korea. Of the 20 patients, 14 (70%) had...
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