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From the Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center (Drs. Hoffbuhr, LaFleur, Sirianni, Scacheri, Giron, and Hoffman), Washington, DC; Transgenomic Inc. (Drs. Devaney and Marino), Gaithersburg, MD; Division of Pediatric Genetics, University of Michigan (Dr. Schuette), Ann Arbor; Mental Retardation Research Center, UCLA (Dr. Philippart), Los Angeles, CA; Childrens Hospital (Dr. Narayanan), Pittsburgh, PA; Child Development Center, Children’s Hospital (Dr. Umansky), Oakland, CA; New York Medical College (Dr. Kronn), New York; and Neurogenetics Unit, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University (Dr. Naidu), Baltimore, MD.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Eric P. Hoffman, Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010.
Background: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) gene. Methods: One hundred sixteen patients with classical and atypical RTT were studied for mutations of the MeCP2 gene by using DHPLC and direct sequencing. Results:Causative mutations in the MeCP2 gene were identified in 63% of patients, representing a total of 30 different mutations. Mutations were identified in 72% of patients with classical RTT and one third of atypical cases studied (8 of 25). The authors found 17 novel mutations, including a complex gene rearrangement found in one individual involving two deletions and a duplication. The duplication was identical to a region within the 3' untranslated region (UTR), and represents the first report of involvement of the 3' UTR in RTT. The authors also report the identification of MeCP2 mutations in two males; a Klinefelter’s male with classic RTT (T158M) and a hemizygous male infant with a Xq27-28 inversion and a novel 32 bp frameshift deletion [1154(del32)]. Studies examining the relationship between mutation type, X-inactivation status, and severity of clinical presentation found significant differences in clinical presentation between different types of mutations. Mutations in the amino-terminus were significantly correlated with a more severe clinical presentation compared with mutations closer to the carboxyl-terminus of MeCP2. Skewed X-inactivation patterns were found in two asymptomatic carriers of MeCP2 mutations and six girls diagnosed with either atypical or classical RTT. Conclusion:This patient series confirms the high frequency of MeCP2gene mutations causative of RTT in females and provides data concerning the molecular basis for clinical variability (mutation type and position and X-inactivation patterns).
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