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Transcriptome analysis of human brain tissue identifies reduced expression of complement complex C1Q Genes in Rett syndrome.
BMC genomics - 6 Jun 2016
Lin Peijie, Nicholls Laura, Assareh Hassan, Fang Zhiming, Amos Timothy G, Edwards Richard J, Assareh Amelia A, Voineagu Irina
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BACKGROUND: MECP2, the gene mutated in the majority of Rett syndrome cases, is a transcriptional regulator that can activate or repress transcription. Although the transcription regulatory function of MECP2 has been known for over a decade, it remains unclear how transcriptional dysregulation leads to the neurodevelopmental disorder. Notably, little convergence was previously observed between the genes abnormally...
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