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Three Rett patients with both MECP2 mutation and 15q11-13 rearrangements.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Aug 2004
Longo Ilaria, Russo Luisa, Meloni Ilaria, Ricci Iolanda, Ariani Francesca, Pescucci Chiara, Giordano Carmela Tiziana, Canitano Roberto, Hayek Giuseppe, Zappella Michele, Neri Giovanni, Renieri Alessandra, Gurrieri Fiorella
Abstract excerpt
Autism and Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder with autistic behavior, are classified as separate disorders on clinical and etiological ground. Rett syndrome is a monogenic X-linked dominant condition due to de novo mutations in the MECP2 gene, whereas autism is a neurodevelopmental and...
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