Rett syndrome

WA Gold, AK Percy, JL Neul, SR Cobb… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe, progressive, neurodevelopmental disorder, which affects
predominantly females. In most cases, RTT is associated with pathogenic variants in …

Rett syndrome: a neurological disorder with metabolic components

SM Kyle, N Vashi, MJ Justice - Open biology, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurological disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked gene
methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2), a ubiquitously expressed transcriptional regulator …

Clinical and biological progress over 50 years in Rett syndrome

H Leonard, S Cobb, J Downs - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
In the 50 years since Andreas Rett first described the syndrome that came to bear his name,
and is now known to be caused by a mutation in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) …

Treating Rett syndrome: from mouse models to human therapies

N Vashi, MJ Justice - Mammalian Genome, 2019 - Springer
Rare diseases are very difficult to study mechanistically and to develop therapies for
because of the scarcity of patients. Here, the rare neuro-metabolic disorder Rett syndrome …

Rett syndrome: a genetic update and clinical review focusing on comorbidities

WA Gold, R Krishnarajy, C Ellaway… - ACS chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a unique neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects females
resulting in severe cognitive and physical disabilities. Despite the commendable collective …

Consensus guidelines on managing Rett syndrome across the lifespan

C Fu, D Armstrong, E Marsh, D Lieberman… - BMJ Paediatrics …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with complex
medical comorbidities extending beyond the nervous system requiring the attention of health …

The changing face of survival in Rett syndrome and MECP2-related disorders

DC Tarquinio, W Hou, JL Neul, WE Kaufmann… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Survival in Rett syndrome remains unclear. Although early estimates were
grim, more recent data suggest that survival into adulthood is typical. We aimed to define …

Longitudinal course of epilepsy in Rett syndrome and related disorders

DC Tarquinio, W Hou, A Berg, WE Kaufmann, JB Lane… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy is common in Rett syndrome, an X-linked dominant disorder caused by mutations
in the MECP2 gene, and in Rett-related disorders, such as MECP2 duplication. However …

Multisystem comorbidities in classic Rett syndrome: a sco** review

C Fu, D Armstrong, E Marsh, D Lieberman… - BMJ Paediatrics …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe, progressive neurodevelopmental disorder
with multisystem comorbidities that evolve across a patient's lifespan requiring attentive …

A review of the Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire and its utilization in the assessment of symptoms associated with Rett syndrome

AK Percy, JL Neul, TA Benke, ED Marsh… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ), which is completed by the caregiver,
is one of the most widely used efficacy measures in clinical studies of Rett syndrome (RTT) …