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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and analysis of MECP2 in Rett syndrome.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Mar 2002
Khong Pek Lan, Lam Ching Wan, Ooi Clara G C, Ko Chun Hung, Wong Virginia C N
Abstract excerpt
We studied the in vivo cerebral metabolites and documented the presence of MECP2 gene mutations in six Chinese females with Rett syndrome. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy spectra from the frontal lobe (gray and white matter) and deep gray nuclei (basal ganglia and thalamus) of either side were obtained. N-acetylaspartate/total creatine, choline/total creatine, and N-acetylaspartate/choline ratios were analyzed...
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