Methyl-CpG binding protein 2

Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 or MECP2 is a gene.

Function
MECP2 is a methylation gene and MECP2 mutations are associated with Rett Syndrome, the main cause of intellectual disability in females, and with severe neonatal encephalopathy. MECP2 has a role in RNA binding and chromatin binding. MBA4 is a related gene.

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 * MECP2 Gene - Gene card