Rett syndrome

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Used for

cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia

Broader Terms

congenital brain disorder, genetic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, syndrome

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• The only way it differs from other search engines is that ClickNow will donate money to RSAUK Rett syndrome is a complex neurological disorder.
• Many girls have been misdiagnosed because Rett Syndrome is closely related to other disorders, such as autism, ataxic cerebral palsy, atypical Angelman's syndrome, mitochondria disease, spinocerebellar among others.
• The prevalence of Rett Syndrome is similar to the prevalence of autism; that is, estimates are between 1 in 10,000 births and 1 in 15,000 births.
• Beyond saying that Rett syndrome is a neurologic disorder, there is little agreement as to whether to classify it as a neurodegenerative disease or a mental retardation syndrome.
• 1038/13810 Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2Ruthie E.

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