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Subclinical inflammatory status in Rett syndrome.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2014
Cortelazzo Alessio, De Felice Claudio, Guerranti Roberto, Signorini Cinzia, Leoncini Silvia, Pecorelli Alessandra, Zollo Gloria, Landi Claudia, Valacchi Giuseppe, Ciccoli Lucia, Bini Luca, Hayek Joussef
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation has been advocated as a possible common central mechanism for developmental cognitive impairment. Rett syndrome (RTT) is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder, mainly caused by de novo loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding MeCP2. Here, we investigated plasma acute phase response (APR) in stage II (i.e., "pseudo-autistic") RTT patients by routine haematology/clinical chemistry and...
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