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Absence of MeCP2 mutations in patients from the South Carolina autism project.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Feb 2003
Lobo-Menendez Fe, Sossey-Alaoui Khalid, Bell Jennifer M, Copeland-Yates Susan A, Plank Sara M, Sanford Stewart O, Skinner Cindy, Simensen Richard J, Schroer Richard J, Michaelis Ron C
Abstract excerpt
The methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) gene has recently been identified as the gene responsible for Rett syndrome (RS), a pervasive developmental disorder considered by many to be one of the autism spectrum disorders. Most female patients with MeCP2 mutations exhibit the classic features of RS...
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