Rett syndrome, classical and atypical: genealogical support for common origin.

doi:10.1136/jmg.33.9.764

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Rett syndrome, classical and atypical: genealogical support for common origin.

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1996

Akesson H O, Hagberg B, Wahlström J

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AIMS OF THE STUDY: By using genealogical methods in atypical females with Rett syndrome (RS) we looked for support for the assumption that atypical RS cases are true variants of classical RS. SUBJECTS: We selected from the Swedish national RS series the "milder" RS cases, 10 years of age and olde...

Topics

Consanguinity
Female
Genotype
Humans
Pedigree
Rett Syndrome
Sweden

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