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SUBMITTER: Vashi N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6606665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vashi Neeti N Justice Monica J MJ
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society 20190228 5-6
Rare diseases are very difficult to study mechanistically and to develop therapies for because of the scarcity of patients. Here, the rare neuro-metabolic disorder Rett syndrome (RTT) is discussed as a prototype for precision medicine, demonstrating how mouse models have led to an understanding of the development of symptoms. RTT is caused by mutations in the X-linked gene methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Mecp2-mutant mice are being used in preclinical studies that target the MECP2 gene dir ...[more]