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[FOXG1, a new gene responsible for the congenital form of Rett syndrome].
Revista de neurologia - 16 May 2011
Roche-Martinez A, Gerotina E, Armstrong-Moron J, Sans-Capdevila O, Pineda M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Rett syndrome (RS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects girls almost exclusively. The identification of mutations in the MECP2 and CDKL5 genes offers genetic confirmation of the clinical diagnosis. The FOXG1 gene appears to be a novel cause of the congenital variant of RS. CASE REPORT: We describe the first Spanish patient with the atypical (congenital) variant of RS with mutation of the...
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