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Rett syndrome in a 47,XXX patient with a de novo MECP2 mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Oct 2003
Hammer Sara, Dorrani Naghmeh, Hartiala Jaana, Stein Stuart, Schanen N Carolyn
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome is caused by mutation in MECP2, a gene located on Xq28 and subject to X-inactivation. MECP2 encodes methyl CpG-binding protein 2, a widely expressed transcriptional repressor of methylated DNA. Mutations in MECP2 are primarily de novo events in the male germ line and thus lead to an...
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