[Features of premorbid status in patients with Rett syndrome].

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Rett syndrome is a severe, progressive developmental condition of the nervous system. It is linked to the X chromosome and affects mainly girls aged 6 to 18 months. The syndrome is usually caused by pathogenic mutations in the MECP2 gene, which encodes a methyl-CpG-binding protein. The prevalence of the disease is 1:10.000 in the female population. This syndrome is characterized by a progressive course, loss of...

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