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Fol. Biol. 2016, 62, 67-74

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2016062020067

Novel CDKL5 Mutations in Czech Patients with Phenotypes of Atypical Rett Syndrome and Early-Onset Epileptic Encephalopathy

Daniela Záhoráková1, M. Langová2, K. Brožová3, J. Laštůvková4, Z. Kalina5, L. Rennerová6, P. Martásek1

1Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Clinical Genetics, Thomayer Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
3Department of Child Neurology, Thomayer Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
4Department of Medical Genetics, KZ, a. s. – Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
5Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital in Brno, Czech Republic
6Department of Neonatology, KZ, a. s. – Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Received November 2015
Accepted January 2016

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