Is Rett Syndrome hereditary?

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I am unsure. I don't believe so, because it is s mutation that causes it, but there are cases with familial traits.

Posted Sep 11, 2017 by Maria 2000

Although Rett syndrome is a genetic disorder, less than 1 percent of recorded cases are inherited or passed from one generation to the next.

Posted Nov 8, 2017 by Madelyne 500

Is Rett Syndrome hereditary?

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MY DAUGHTER IS 19 YRS OLD AND DIAGNOSED WITH RETT SYNDROME

Taylor was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome at 2 1/2 yrs old. She is atypical, and still walking. We have had many ups and down throughout the years, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. We have learned a lot about life, love and patience and met...

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ROMANE'S STORY

" Je m’appelle Romane, j’ai bientôt 9 ans. J’ai un grand frère, Léo, de 14 ans et une petite sœur, Anna, de 4 ans. Quand je suis née (le 17 novembre 2006), maman s’est rapidement inquiétée de petits soubresauts que j’avais régulièr...

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IRENE

Irene was born perfect: she ate and slept well, was happy, laughed, spoke, walked. At about 18-20 months she started to spit out, repeat words, throw things away, scream. Doctors, neurologist, genetics, psyquiatrists, psycologists... I don't remember...

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EMA (TRISH IS MY MOM)'S STORY

Ema was born in December 2008 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. She is the youngest of 5 children. She has a micro-deletion on the 22.33 gene and has been diagnosed with having atypical Rett Syndrome with a unique MECP2 gene deletion. What we didn’t kno...

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Is Rett Syndrome hereditary?

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Is Rett Syndrome hereditary?

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