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Mutation analysis of the MECP2 gene in patients of Slavic origin with Rett syndrome: novel mutations and polymorphisms.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Zahorakova Daniela, Rosipal Robert, Hadac Jan, Zumrova Alena, Bzduch Vladimir, Misovicova Nadezda, Baxova Alice, Zeman Jiri, Martasek Pavel
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder in females, is caused mainly by de novo mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). Here we report mutation analysis of the MECP2 gene in 87 patients with RTT from the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Ukraine. The patients, all girls, with classical RTT were investigated for mutations using bi-directional DNA sequencing and...
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