X-chromosome inactivation in Rett Syndrome human induced pluripotent stem cells

Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects girls due primarily to heterozygous mutations in the X-linked gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2). Random X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) results in cellular mosaicism in which some cells express wild-type MECP2 while o...

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Main Authors: Aaron YL Cheung, Lindsay M Horvath, Laura eCarrel, James eEllis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00024/full