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A novel MECP2 gene mutation in a Tunisian patient with Rett syndrome.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2009
Fendri-Kriaa Nourhène, Abdelkafi Zaineb, Rebeh Imen Ben, Kamoun Fatma, Triki Chahnez, Fakhfakh Faiza
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Patients with classical Rett show an apparently normal psychomotor development during the first 6-18 months of life. Thereafter, they enter a short period of developmental stagnation followed by a rapid regression in language and motor development. Purposeful hand use is often lost and replaced by repetitive, stereotypic movements. Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked dominant disorder caused frequently by...
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