Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, most of whom have mutations in the transcription regulatory gene MECP2. However, mutations in MECP2 also have been ...

Rett syndrome is a devastating neurological disorder caused mainly by mutations in the MECP2 gene found on the X chromosome, so mainly affects females. It causes deficits in brain function that ...

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Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 1% of live births. Thanks to surgical advancements, infants born with ...

Fragile X (fraX) and Rett syndromes capture many aspects of ... to the phenotype in a subset of persons with autism and mutations in neuroligins, NRXN1 or SHANK3. Molecular genetic diagnostic ...

In fact, these types of changes may be more common in human cancer than DNA sequence mutations (Figure 2). Because so many diseases, such as cancer, involve epigenetic changes, it seems reasonable ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...