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Severe changes in colon epithelium in the Mecp2-null mouse model of Rett syndrome
16 Nov 2016
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BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome is best known due to its severe and devastating symptoms in the central nervous system. It is produced by mutations affecting the Mecp2 gene that codes for a transcription factor. Nevertheless, evidence for MECP2 activity has been reported for tissues other than those of the central nervous system. Patients affected by Rett presented with intestinal affections whose origin is still not...
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