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SUBMITTER: Vidal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719047 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vidal Silvia S Xiol Clara C Pascual-Alonso Ainhoa A O'Callaghan M M Pineda Mercè M Armstrong Judith J
International journal of molecular sciences 20190812 16
Rett syndrome (RTT) is an early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects females, resulting in severe cognitive and physical disabilities, and is one of the most prevalent causes of intellectual disability in females. More than fifty years after the first publication on Rett syndrome, and almost two decades since the first report linking RTT to the <i>MECP2</i> gene, the research community's effort is focused on obtaining a better understanding of the genetics and the complex bio ...[more]