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Mutational analysis of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene in Indian cases of Rett syndrome.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Mar 2013
Das Dhanjit Kumar, Udani Vrajesh, Sanghavi Daksha, Adhia Rashmi, Maitra Anurupa
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked postnatal neurological disorder, primarily affecting females and characterized by regression, epilepsy, stereotypical hand movements, and motor abnormalities. Its prevalence is about 1 in 10,000 female births. RTT is caused by mutations within methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene. Over 200 individual nucleotide changes in the gene, which cause pathogenic mutations, have...
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