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Severe Congenital Encephalopathy Due to MECP2 Mutation
A brain disease characterized by severe neonatal encephalopathy, developmental delay, and microcephaly that is caused by hemizygous mutation in the MECP2 gene on chromosome Xq28.
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Overview
A brain disease characterized by severe neonatal encephalopathy, developmental delay, and microcephaly that is caused by hemizygous mutation in the MECP2 gene on chromosome Xq28.
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