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CDKL5 gene status in female patients with epilepsy and Rett-like features: two new mutations in the catalytic domain.
BMC medical genetics - 6 Aug 2012
Maortua Hiart, Martínez-Bouzas Cristina, Calvo María-Teresa, Domingo Maria-Rosario, Ramos Feliciano, García-Ribes Ainhoa, Martínez María-Jesús, López-Aríztegui María-Asunción, Puente Nerea, Rubio Izaskun, Tejada María-Isabel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 gene (CDKL5) located in the Xp22 region have been shown to cause a subset of atypical Rett syndrome with infantile spasms or early seizures starting in the first postnatal months. METHODS: We performed mutation screening of CDKL5 in 60 female patients who had been identified as negative for the methyl CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2) mutations, but who...
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