Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2

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MECP2Rett syndromeBiologyGeneticsFrameshift mutationMissense mutationNonsense mutationNeurodevelopmental disorderMutationGene

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 185-188
Citations: 4924
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                                    Ruthie E. Amir, 
                                
                                    Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, 
                                
                                    Mimi Wan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 23
                            (2)
                            , 185-188.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/13810
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/13810