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The males either had linkage to Xq28 or had a phenotype consistent with previous reports involving Xq28 functional disomy. After detection of a duplication of MECP2, additional family members were tested to confirm the MECP2 duplication segregated with the affected phenotype, and X-inactivation studies were performed on carrier females.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. Six families with multiple affected males having MECP2 duplications were identified by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, and the carrier mothers were subsequently shown to have highly skewed X inactivation. In 5 of 6 families, the microduplication extended proximally to include the L1 cell adhesion molecule gene. The primary clinical features associated with this microduplication are infantile hypotonia, recurrent respiratory infection, severe mental retardation, absence of speech development, seizures, and spasticity.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Although many of the phenotypic features of our patients are rather nonspecific in cohorts of individuals with syndromic and nonsyndromic mental retardation, the proneness to infection is quite striking because the patients had normal growth and were not physically debilitated. Although the etiology of the infections is not understood, we recommend considering MECP2 dosage studies and a genetics referral in individuals with severe developmental delay and neurologic findings, especially when a history of recurrent respiratory ailments has been documented.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2006-0395","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,11,7]],"date-time":"2006-11-07T01:43:24Z","timestamp":1162863804000},"page":"e1687-e1695","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":169,"title":["Recurrent Infections, Hypotonia, and Mental Retardation Caused by Duplication of <i>MECP2<\/i> and Adjacent Region in Xq28"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"118","author":[{"given":"Michael J.","family":"Friez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julie R.","family":"Jones","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katie","family":"Clarkson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Herbert","family":"Lubs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dianne","family":"Abuelo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jo-Ann Blaymore","family":"Bier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Pediatrics, Children\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shashidhar","family":"Pai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Richard","family":"Simensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Charles","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philip F.","family":"Giampietro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marshfield Clinic, Medical Genetic Services, Marshfield, Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Charles E.","family":"Schwartz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roger E.","family":"Stevenson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"417","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2006,12,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021120823121773100_R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Amir RE, Van den Veyver IB, Wan M, Tran CQ, Francke U, Zoghbi, HY. 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