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[Clinical features and MECP2 mutations in children with Rett syndrome].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Apr 2014
Zhao Pei-Wei, He Xue-Lian, Lin Jun, Wu Ge-Fei, Yue Xin, Bi Bo, Hu Jia-Sheng, Liu Zhi-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical features and mutations in methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene among children with classical Rett syndrome in China. METHODS: PCR and direct sequencing were employed to analyze the three exons of MECP2 gene in 9 children recently diagnosed with Rett syndrome and their parents. RESULTS: Heterozygous mutations were identified in 5 out of 9 patients, with a mutation rate of over...
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