Recent Progress in Rett Syndrome and MeCP2 Dysfunction: Assessment of Potential Treatment Options.

ABSTRACT: Synaptic communication is highly regulated process of contact between cells allowing information to be stored and modified. Synaptic formation and maturation is the result of interactions between intrinsic genetic/molecular factors and the external environment to establish the communication in the brain. One disorder associated with faulty synapse communication is Rett Syndrome (RTT). RTT is the leading form of severe MR in females, affecting approximately 1:10,000 females worldwide, without predisposition to any particular racial or ethnic group. Mutations in MECP2, the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein-2, have been identified in more than 95% of individuals with RTT. Birth and the milestones of early development appear to be normal in individuals with RTT until approximately 6-18

SUBMITTER: Chapleau CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3859379 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature