Redox Imbalance and Morphological Changes in Skin Fibroblasts in Typical Rett Syndrome

Evidence of oxidative stress has been reported in the blood of patients with Rett syndrome (RTT), a neurodevelopmental disorder mainly caused by mutations in the gene encoding the Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2. Little is known regarding the redox status in RTT cellular systems and its relationship wi...

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Main Authors: Cinzia Signorini, Silvia Leoncini, Claudio De Felice, Alessandra Pecorelli, Ilaria Meloni, Francesca Ariani, Francesca Mari, Sonia Amabile, Eugenio Paccagnini, Mariangela Gentile, Giuseppe Belmonte, Gloria Zollo, Giuseppe Valacchi, Thierry Durand, Jean-Marie Galano, Lucia Ciccoli, Alessandra Renieri, Joussef Hayek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/195935