BioscienceTechnology.com features MECP2 research from the Bird and Greenberg lab. Worth a read.....
"Rett syndrome is all about loss. Like autism, this disorder of neurological development steals abilities from children. It strikes around their first birthdays, just as they are learning to walk and talk.
Unlike autism, whose cause remains a mystery, Rett syndrome has been definitively traced to mutations in a single gene. An X chromosome-linked disorder, it affects girls almost exclusively, causing regression in language acquisition and motor control as well as seizures and respiratory problems." Click below to read more.
"Rett syndrome is all about loss. Like autism, this disorder of neurological development steals abilities from children. It strikes around their first birthdays, just as they are learning to walk and talk.
Unlike autism, whose cause remains a mystery, Rett syndrome has been definitively traced to mutations in a single gene. An X chromosome-linked disorder, it affects girls almost exclusively, causing regression in language acquisition and motor control as well as seizures and respiratory problems." Click below to read more.
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