Melior Enters Drug Discovery Collaboration with Rett Syndrome Research Trust

Melior Discovery, Inc. announced that it has entered into collaboration with the Rett Syndrome Research Trust to screen drug-candidates in anĀ in vivo model of Rett Syndrome.

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Rett Press: Big Bucks: Novartis focusing on rare diseases such as Rett Syndrome

Forbes Magazine reports that Novartis has compounds in preclinical tests that target Rett syndrome, a rare inherited brain [...]

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An explanation for another familial case of Rett syndrome: maternal germline mosaicism

We describe one of the few familial cases of RTT in which a maternal germline mosaicism is the most likely explanation. The mutation p.Arg270fs (c.808delC) was identified in both a girl with classical RTT and her brother who had the severe neurological phenotype usually described in males. The mutation was absent in DNA extracted from blood of both [...]

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Researchers discover gene that causes Noonan Syndrome

Researchers report the discovery of the genetic malfunction that causes a form of mental retardation called Noonan Syndrome [...]

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Clinical Trial: Rett Syndrome Natural History

Rett Syndrome Clinical Trial: Natural [...]

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