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Abnormalities of social interactions and home-cage behavior in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2005
Moretti Paolo, Bouwknecht J Adriaan, Teague Ryan, Paylor Richard, Zoghbi Huda Y
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is an autistic spectrum disorder with a known genetic basis. RTT is caused by loss of function mutations in the X-linked gene MECP2 and is characterized by loss of acquired motor, social and language skills in females beginning at 6-18 months of age. MECP2 mutations also cause...
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