Article
[Genetic basis for Rett disease].
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej - 1 Jan 1997
Midro A T, Panasiuk B
Abstract excerpt
Current knowledge concerning the genetic background of Rett syndrome (RS) is reviewed. RS is a progressive neurological disorder causing severe mental retardation which appears to be limited to the female sex. The genetic defect responsible for the illness is not known and several different causa...
Topics
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Mosaicism
- Mutation
- Rett Syndrome
- Sex Chromosome Aberrations
- X Chromosome
