Description:
RETT SYNDROME; RTT
METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MECP2
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Repository
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NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository
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| Subcollection |
Heritable Diseases |
| Class |
Disorders of the Nervous System |
| Quantity |
25 µg |
| Quantitation Method |
Please see our FAQ |
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Biopsy Source
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Peripheral vein
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Cell Type
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B-Lymphocyte
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Tissue Type
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Blood
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Transformant
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Epstein-Barr Virus
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Sample Source
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DNA from LCL
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Family Member
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1
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Relation to Proband
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proband
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Confirmation
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Clinical summary/Case history
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Species
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Homo sapiens
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Common Name
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Human
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Remarks
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| IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES OF ORIGIN |
Species of Origin Confirmed by Nucleoside Phosphorylase, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, and Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme Electrophoresis |
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| Gene |
MECP2 |
| Chromosomal Location |
Xq28 |
| Allelic Variant 1 |
; RETT SYNDROME |
| Identified Mutation |
705delG |
| Remarks |
Clinically affected; donor subject carries a frameshift mutation, 705delG, in the gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2). |
| Amir RE, Van den Veyver IB, Schultz R, Malicki DM, Tran CQ, Dahle EJ, Philippi A, Timar L, Percy AK, Motil KJ, Lichtarge O, Smith EO, Glaze DG, Zoghbi HY, Influence of mutation type and X chromosome inactivation on Rett syndrome phenotypes. Ann Neurol47:670-9 2000 |
| PubMed ID: 10805343 |
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