Clinical study of heterogeneity in a large cohort of patients with Rett syndrome using a molecular-biochemical approach.

Reference: 3 Abstract: Rett syndrome (RTT, MIM 312750) is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder that has an incidence of 1:10,000 people are female. Despite the identification of three genes involved (MECP2, CDKL5 and FOXG1), the pathogenesis of the syndrome is not known to date. The study presented here aims to: deepen the existing knowledge base of … Read more

Rett syndrome: approach to nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders

Reference: 4_ᅠDr. V.ᅠCarmine Abstract: The nutritional problems in the context of complex neurological conditions, involving different aspects, behavioral and neurological dysfunctions oromotorie closely. These include oropharyngeal dysfunction, sensory deficits, reduced mobility of the tongue, difficulty in chewing and swallowing food, in fact a reduced tone of the muscles of the head and neck may cause … Read more

Epilepsy in Rett syndrome

Reference: 5_M.ᅠPintaudi, Abstract: Rett syndrome (SR) is a rare disease that affects about 1/10000-15000 girls. Although epilepsy is present in about 80% of these patients, clinical studies investigating the characteristics of the crisis and the use and effectiveness of anti-epileptic drugs are scarce. The study aims to: Clinical study of epilepsy in the SR, the … Read more

White – SVSE 1 – Physiology, pathophysiology, public health (White SVSE 1) 2012: Project ANTARES – Understand and address the deficits of neuronal transport in MeCP2-pathies

Reference: ANR-12n.a.003-BSV1 Abstract: The MeCP2-pathies represent a field of particularly dynamic and competitive research in the field of intellectual disabilities related to the X chromosomeᅠRett syndrome (RTT) is the prototype of these diseases and account for 10% of cases of mental retardation of genetic origin in women.ᅠThe causative gene is Mecp2 encoding a multifunctional protein … Read more

Subclinical myocardial dysfunction in Rett syndrome

Reference: Abstract: Aims Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder frequently linked to methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) gene mutations. RTT is associated with a 300-fold increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Rhythm abnormalities and cardiac dysautonomia do not to fully account for cardiac mortality. Conversely, heart function in RTT has not been explored to … Read more

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