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Segregation analysis of the X-chromosome in a family with Rett syndrome in two generations.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1990
Anvret M, Wahlström J, Skogsberg P, Hagberg B
Abstract excerpt
We report on the first family in which Rett syndrome (RTS) appeared in two consecutive generations. The index case is a 12-year-old girl (classical RTS); her maternal aunt, age 44 years, has mild RTS. Clinically, the family illustrates the wide phenotypic variability between cases, particularly in severity of neurological manifestations. We have analyzed the short arm of the X-chromosome of the family with gene...
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