Genotype-phenotype correlation in Brazillian Rett syndrome patients Correlação genótipo-fenótipo em pacientes brasileiras com síndrome de Rett

BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome (RS) is a severe neurodevelopmental X-linked dominant disorder caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. PURPOSE: To search for point mutations on the MECP2 gene and to establish a correlation between the main point mutations found and the phenotype. METHOD: Clinical evaluatio...

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Main Authors: Fernanda T. de Lima, Decio Brunoni, José Salomão Schwartzman, Maria Cristina Pozzi, Fernando Kok, Yara Juliano, Lygia da Veiga Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000400001