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Mutations of CDKL5 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with infantile spasms and mental retardation.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2004
Weaving Linda S, Christodoulou John, Williamson Sarah L, Friend Kathie L, McKenzie Olivia L D, Archer Hayley, Evans Julie, Clarke Angus, Pelka Gregory J, Tam Patrick P L, Watson Catherine, Lahooti Hooshang, Ellaway Carolyn J, Bennetts Bruce, Leonard Helen, Gécz Jozef
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder caused, in most classic cases, by mutations in the X-linked methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). A large degree of phenotypic variation has been observed in patients with RTT, both those with and without MECP2 mutations. We describe a family consisting of a proband with a phenotype that showed considerable overlap with that of RTT, her identical...
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