X-chromosome inactivation in Rett Syndrome human induced pluripotent stem cells
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects girls due primarily to heterozygous mutations in the X-linked gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2). Random X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) results in cellular mosaicism in which some cells express wild-type MECP2 while o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00024/full |