Milani Donatella, Pantaleoni Chiara, D'Arrigo Stefano, Selicorni Angelo, Riva Daria
Pediatric Department, Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, University of Milan, Italy.
Pediatr Neurol. 2005 May;32(5):355-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.12.012.
Rett syndrome and Angelman syndrome are two neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by partial overlapping features. Rett syndrome is frequently caused by a mutation in methyl-CpG-binding protein (MECP2) gene, localized on chromosome Xq28, whereas Angelman syndrome is frequently caused by different genetic anomalies at chromosome 15q11-q13 (deletions, uniparental disomy, imprinting center mutations, ubiquitin E3 ligase [UBE3A] gene mutations). Recently, some patients with a clinical diagnosis of Angelman syndrome were found to have a mutation in MECP2 gene. This report describes another patient with an Angelman-like phenotype and with an MECP2 mutation.
瑞特综合征和安吉尔曼综合征是两种具有部分重叠特征的神经发育障碍。瑞特综合征常由位于Xq28染色体上的甲基CpG结合蛋白(MECP2)基因突变引起,而安吉尔曼综合征常由15q11 - q13染色体上的不同基因异常(缺失、单亲二体、印记中心突变、泛素E3连接酶[UBE3A]基因突变)引起。最近,一些临床诊断为安吉尔曼综合征的患者被发现存在MECP2基因突变。本报告描述了另一例具有安吉尔曼样表型且存在MECP2突变的患者。