Rettn.

Brit.

/rɛt/, U.S.

/rɛt/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rett.

Etymology: < the name of Andreas Rett (1924–97), Austrian physician, who described the disorder in 1966 ( Wiener med. Wochenschr. 10 Sept. 723).

Medicine.

In the genitive and attributive, esp. in Rett syndrome. Designating an X-linked genetic disorder occurring predominantly in girls, typically characterized by the development of autistic symptoms, dementia, ataxia, seizures, and stereotypic hand-wringing movements, beginning in very early childhood after a brief period of apparently normal development.Rett syndrome is associated with mutations in the gene coding for methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2), which is involved in the repression of gene transcription.

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1983 Ann. Neurol. 14 471 A progressive syndrome of autism, dementia, ataxia, and loss of purposeful hand use in girls: Rett's syndrome: report of 35 cases.

1999 Times 6 Oct. 43/1 The girls grow up with permanent mental disability and—a haunting touch—a tendency to sit and wring their hands. Described in the 1960s by an Austrian physician, Rett's syndrome is the second most common cause of mental retardation in girls after Down's syndrome.

2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 5 Aug. 46/1 Just a few years ago, Rett syndrome was an obscure neurological disorder known only to a handful of scientists.

2008 Harvard Mag. Jan.–Feb. 89/1 So far Rett syndrome and Fragile X..have been distinguished from other variants of autism.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rett
释义	Rettn. Brit. /rɛt/, U.S. /rɛt/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rett. Etymology: < the name of Andreas Rett (1924–97), Austrian physician, who described the disorder in 1966 ( Wiener med. Wochenschr. 10 Sept. 723). Medicine. In the genitive and attributive, esp. in Rett syndrome. Designating an X-linked genetic disorder occurring predominantly in girls, typically characterized by the development of autistic symptoms, dementia, ataxia, seizures, and stereotypic hand-wringing movements, beginning in very early childhood after a brief period of apparently normal development.Rett syndrome is associated with mutations in the gene coding for methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2), which is involved in the repression of gene transcription. ΚΠ 1983 Ann. Neurol. 14 471 A progressive syndrome of autism, dementia, ataxia, and loss of purposeful hand use in girls: Rett's syndrome: report of 35 cases. 1999 Times 6 Oct. 43/1 The girls grow up with permanent mental disability and—a haunting touch—a tendency to sit and wring their hands. Described in the 1960s by an Austrian physician, Rett's syndrome is the second most common cause of mental retardation in girls after Down's syndrome. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 5 Aug. 46/1 Just a few years ago, Rett syndrome was an obscure neurological disorder known only to a handful of scientists. 2008 Harvard Mag. Jan.–Feb. 89/1 So far Rett syndrome and Fragile X..have been distinguished from other variants of autism. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1983
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