MECP2 triplication in 3 brothers – A rarely described cause of familial neurological regression in boys

Abstract Male patients with large duplications of the methyl CpG-binding protein 2 ( MECP2 ) gene have been identified with a characteristic phenotype consisting of infantile hypotonia replaced by spasticity, developmental delay, severe mental retardation and recurrent respiratory infections. Only o...

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