Rett
/rɛt/Medicine
noun
In the genitive and attributive, especially 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..
Origin
1980s. From the name of Andreas Rett, Austrian physician, who described the disorder in 1966.
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