Mutations in Only One MeCP2 Protein Form Leads to Milder Rett Symptoms in Boy, Report Indicates
Mutations that affect a specific form of the MeCP2 protein may lead to milder symptoms of Rett syndrome in males, the case report of a 9-year-old boy suggests. The study, “MeCP2_e2 partially compensates for lack of MeCP2_e1: A male case of Rett syndrome,” was published in the…