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Pharmacological reversal of synaptic and network pathology in human MECP2-KO neurons and cortical organoids.
EMBO molecular medicine - 11 Jan 2021
Trujillo Cleber A, Adams Jason W, Negraes Priscilla D, Carromeu Cassiano, Tejwani Leon, Acab Allan, Tsuda Ben, Thomas Charles A, Sodhi Neha, Fichter Katherine M, Romero Sarah, Zanella Fabian, Sejnowski Terrence J, Ulrich Henning, Muotri Alysson R
Abstract excerpt
Duplication or deficiency of the X-linked MECP2 gene reliably produces profound neurodevelopmental impairment. MECP2 mutations are almost universally responsible for Rett syndrome (RTT), and particular mutations and cellular mosaicism of MECP2 may underlie the spectrum of RTT symptomatic severity. No clinically approved treatments for RTT are currently available, but human pluripotent stem cell technology offers...
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