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Influence of mutation type and location on phenotype in 123 patients with Rett syndrome.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Apr 2002
Huppke P, Held M, Hanefeld F, Engel W, Laccone F
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that almost exclusively affects girls. It is caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene that encodes the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). In this study we correlated mutation type and location with the severity of the phenotype in 123 girls with RTT. The ability to sit, walk, speak, hand function, head growth, occurrence of epilepsy and a combined severity...
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