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MECP2 mutations in Serbian Rett syndrome patients.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Dec 2007
Djarmati A, Dobricić V, Kecmanović M, Marsh P, Jancić-Stefanović J, Klein C, Djurić M, Romac S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental X-linked dominant disorder affecting 1/15,000 girls worldwide. Eight years ago, the MECP2 gene was associated with the devastating clinical features observed in Rett syndrome patients. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the spectrum and the frequency of MECP2 mutations in Serbian Rett syndrome patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We screened the MECP2 coding region by...
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