Ten novel insertion/deletion variants in MECP2 identified in Japanese patients with Rett syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked progressive and severe neurological disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2). Among the 49 typical RTT patients examined, we identified 10 novel and eight known insertion/deletion variants, and 31 known pathogenic variants in MECP2. The pathogenic variants presented here should be a useful resource for examining the correlation between the genotypes and phenotypes of RTT.

SUBMITTER: Takeshita E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804785 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature