Spectrum of MECP2 mutations in Rett syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Sung Jae Lee, Stephen ^a   Wan, Mimi ^a,b   Francke, Uta ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG hotspots; Methyl CpG binding protein; Methyl CpG binding protein 2 gene; Mutation detection; Rett syndrome; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; RETT SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0041896827     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00339-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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