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A case of a Tunisian Rett patient with a novel double-mutation of the MECP2 gene.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 3 Jun 2011
Fendri-Kriaa Nourhene, Hsairi Ines, Kifagi Chamseddine, Ellouze Emna, Mkaouar-Rebai Emna, Triki Chahnez, Fakhfakh Faiza
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome is an X-linked dominant disorder caused frequently by mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). Rett patients present an apparently normal psychomotor development during the first 6-18 months of life. Thereafter, they show a short period of developmental stagnation followed by a rapid regression in language and motor development. The aim of this study was to perform a mutational...
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