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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 205-211Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00624-0
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Rett disorder and autistic disorder are both pervasive developmental disorders. Recent studies indicate that at least 80% of Rett Disorder cases are caused by mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) gene. Since there is some phenotypic overlap between autistic disorder and Rett disorder, we analyzed 69 females clinically diagnosed with autistic disorder for the presence of mutations in the MeCP2 gene. Two autistic disorder females were found to have de novo mutations in the MeCP2 gene. These data provide additional evidence of variable expression in the Rett disorder phenotype and suggest MeCP2 testing may be warranted for females presenting with autistic disorder. (C) 2003 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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