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Cerebellar gene expression profiles of mouse models for Rett syndrome reveal novel MeCP2 targets.
BMC medical genetics - 20 Jun 2007
Jordan ChaRandle, Li Hong Hua, Kwan Helen C, Francke Uta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MeCP2, methyl-CpG-binding protein 2, binds to methylated cytosines at CpG dinucleotides, as well as to unmethylated DNA, and affects chromatin condensation. MECP2 mutations in females lead to Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by developmental stagnation and regression, loss of purposeful hand movements and speech, stereotypic hand movements, deceleration of brain growth, autonomic...
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