Chasing Rett syndrome - Boston Children's Answers - Boston Children's Discoveries

There is a huge range of symptom severity in Rett syndrome. A biomarker would be a step toward developing more refined interventions.

In Rett syndrome, a genetic condition affecting girls almost exclusively, mutations in the MECP2 gene cause a regression of language and motor skills starting at 12-to-18 months of age. Children then… [+4593 chars]

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