Article
Rett syndrome and MeCP2.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Jun 2014
Liyanage Vichithra R B, Rastegar Mojgan
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe and progressive neurological disorder, which mainly affects young females. Mutations of the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene are the most prevalent cause of classical RTT cases. MECP2 mutations or altered expression are also associated with a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders with recent links to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders....
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