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MeCP2_e2 partially compensates for lack of MeCP2_e1: A male case of Rett syndrome.

Ryo TakeguchiSatoru TakahashiMami KurodaRyosuke TanakaNao SuzukiYuko TomonohYukiko IharaNobuyoshi SugiyamaMasayuki Itoh
Published in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2019)
This is probably because the variants in MECP2 exon 3 or 4 disrupt both isoforms of MeCP2, whereas the variant in exon 1, as presented in this study, disrupts only MeCP2_e1 but not MeCP2_e2. Therefore, our findings indicate that MeCP2_e2 may partially compensate for a deficiency in MeCP2_e1.
Keyphrases
  • gene expression
  • copy number
  • dna methylation