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Dysregulated brain immunity and neurotrophin signaling in Rett syndrome and autism spectrum disorders.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Feb 2015
Theoharides Theoharis C, Athanassiou Marianna, Panagiotidou Smaro, Doyle Robert
Abstract excerpt
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which occurs in about 1:15,000 females and presents with neurologic and communication defects. It is transmitted as an X-linked dominant linked to mutations of the methyl-CpG-binding protein (MeCP2), a gene transcription suppressor, but its definitive pathogenesis is unknown thus hindering development of effective treatments. Almost half of children with Rett...
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