As there is a new MeCP2 mutation database available, we encourage you to submit mutation information to RettBASE (http://mecp2.chw.edu.au). We will continue to operate our database, focussing primarily on the collection of information regarding symptoms. If you have not already filled in one of our questionnaires but would like to contribute information, please contact Brian Hendrich (Brian.Hendrich@ed.ac.uk). Alternatively download questionnaire here (Adobe pdf file), fill it, save the file and e-mail it.
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Listing of mutations found in Rett patients |
| Nucleotide | Base Change | A.A. Change | Frequency | Reference | Reported as |
| 27-6 | C27-6G | 9F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 42 | ins8 | 14 F/S | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 46 | C46T | Q16X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 55 | C55T | Q19X | 1 | 5 | Rett |
| 64 | A64T | K22X | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 76 | ∆1 | 25F/S | 1 | 27 | Rett |
| 100 | ∆4 | 34F/S | 1 | 36 | Rett |
| 167 | ∆2 | 55F/S | 1 | 23 | AS |
| 201 | ∆1 | 68F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 258 | ∆2 | 86F/S | 1 | 4 | Rett |
| 289 | G289T | D97Y | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 291 | C291A | D97E | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 298 | C298G | L100V | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 301 | C301A | P101T | 1 | 9 | Rett |
| 301 | C301T | P101S | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 302 | C302A | P101H | 1 | 9 | Rett |
| 302 | C302T | P101L | 1 | 9 | Rett |
| 302 | C302G | P101R | 2 | 16,23 | Rett,AS |
| 310 | T310C | W104R | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 316 | C316T | R106W | 36 | 1,2,4,6,11,15,16,18, 19,22,24,26,27,28,35, RSRF | Rett |
| 317 | G317A | R106Q | 3 | 3,18 | Rett |
| 331 | A331G | R111G | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 345 | ∆1 | 116F/S | 1 | 37 | Rett |
| 358 | T358G | Y120D | 1 | 25 | Rett |
| 372 | G372C | L124F | 1 | 15 | Rett |
| 375 | ∆1 | 125F/S | 1 | 15 | Rett |
| 377-2 | C378-2G | 125F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 378-2 | A378-2G | 125F/S | 5 | 2,4,18,19,RSRF | Rett |
| 380 | C380T | P127L | 2 | 13,27 | Rett |
| 382 | C382T | Q128X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 387 | ∆2 | 130F/S | 1 | 32 | Rett |
| 397 | C397T | R133C | 42 | 1,2,4,6,11,15,18,19,25,26,27,28,31,32,35,36,46, RSRF | Rett |
| 398 | G398T | R133L | 1 | 14 | Rett |
| 398 | G398A | R133H | 2 | 19,38 | Mild Rett |
| 401 | C401G | S134C | 5 | 4,9,11,15,RSRF | Rett |
| 403 | A403G | K135E | 2 | 26 | Rett |
| 407 | ∆507 | 135F/S | 1 | 9 | Rett |
| 410 | A410G | E137G | 1 | 21 | XMR |
| 413 | T413A | L138X | 1 | 10 | Rett |
| 419 | C419T | A140V | 10 | 7,21,39,41,43 | XMR,PPM-X |
| 423 | C423G | Y141X | 9 | 2,11,14,18,23,27,32,36 | Rett,AS |
| 430 | A430T | K144X | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 431 | ∆1 | 144F/S | 1 | 14 | Rett |
| 451 | ∆1 | 151F/S | 1 | 36 | Variant RTT |
| 455 | C455G | P152R | 20 | 2,4,9,11,15,18,19,26,32,35,RSRF | Rett |
| 463 | T463A | F155I | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 464 | T464G | F155C | 1 | BH | Rett |
| 464 | T464C | F155S | 2 | 2,18 | Rett |
| 467 | A467G | D156G | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 468 | C468R | D156E | 3 | 2,32,36 | Rett |
| 472 | A472G | T158A | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 473 | C473T | T158M | 100 | 1,2,3,4,6,8,11,15,16,18,19,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32, 35,36,46,RSRF |
Rett, MRM |
| 481 | G481A | G161R | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 488 | ∆2 | 163F/S | 2 | 47 | Rett, MRM |
| 499 | C499T | R167W | 1 | 21 | XMR |
| 502 | C502T | R168X | 93 | 2,3,4,6,8,11,14,15,16,18,19,22,25,26,27,28,32,35,45, RSRF | Rett |
| 508 | C508T | Q170X | 4 | 2,18,26,28 | Rett |
| 529 | A529T | K177X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 553 | ∆1 | 184F/S | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 563 | ∆1 | 188F/S | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 592 | A592T | R198X | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 611 | C611G | S204X | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 613 | G613T | E205X | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 620 | insT | 207F/S | 1 | 2 | Rett |
| 622 | C622T | Q208X | 1 | 11 | Rett |
| 629 | A629T | K210I | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 644 | ∆4 | 214F/S | 1 | 25 | Rett |
| 651 | ∆2 | 218F/S | 1 | BH | Rett |
| 654 | ∆4 | 218F/S | 1 | 9 | Rett |
| 674 | C674G | P225R | 7 | 2,9,14,28,36,46 | Rett |
| 677 | insA | 225F/S | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 682 | insT | 288F/S | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 695 | ∆1 | 231F/S | 1 | 15 | Rett |
| 696 | ∆1 | 232F/S | 1 | 15 | Rett |
| 704 | insG | 235F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 704 | ins8 | 235F/S | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 706 | ∆1 | 236F/S | 2 | 2,18 | Rett |
| 710 | ∆1 | 237F/S | 3 | 26 | Rett |
| 730 | C730T | Q244X | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 747 | insC | 249F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 749 | ins2 | 251F/S | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 750 | ∆1 | 251F/S | 2 | 18,22 | Rett |
| 750 | insC | 252F/S | 1 | 32 | Rett |
| 754 | ∆4 | 252F/S | 1 | 15 | Rett |
| 763 | C763T | R255X | 78 | 1,2,3,4,6,11,14,16,18,19,24,26,27,28,32,35,36,46, RSRF | Rett |
| 763 | C763T&G1189A | R255X&E397K | 1 | RSRF* | Rett |
| 766 | A766T | K256X | 1 | 2 | Rett |
| 766 | dup14 | 260F/S | 1 | 27 | Rett |
| 784 | C784T | Q262X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 796 | A796C | K266X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 796 | 796∆T | 266F/S | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 802 | C802T | R268W | 2 | 32,35 | Rett |
| 803 | ∆1 | 268F/S | 4 | 2,18,24 | Rett |
| 806 | ∆1 | 268F/S | 6 | 10,11,14,46 | Rett, MRM |
| 807 | ∆1 | 269F/S | 2 | 15,18 | Rett |
| 808 | C808T | R270X | 69 | 2,3,4,9,11,14,15,16,18,19,24,25,26,27,28,32,35,36, 45,RSRF |
Rett |
| 808 | ∆1 | 270F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 850 | A850G | K284E | 1 | 21 | XMR |
| 855 | ∆4 | 285F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 857 | A857G | K286R | 1 | 48 | Rett? |
| 875 | insA | 285F/S | 1 | 46 | Rett |
| 880 | C880T | R294X | 60 | 2,3,4,6,9,11,14,15,16,18,19,22,26,27,28,35,36,46, RSRF | Rett |
| 881 | ∆289,∆8 | ∆295-396 | 1 | 36 | Rett |
| 895 | ∆202 | 299F/S | 1 | 37 | Rett |
| 904 | C904G | P302A | 2 | 4,28 | Rett |
| 905 | C905G | P302R | 3 | 3,26 | Rett |
| 905 | C905T | P302L | 2 | 9,27 | Rett |
| 910 | A910C | K304Q | 1 | BH | Rett |
| 911 | A911G | K304R | 1 | 48 | Rett? |
| 914 | A914G | K305R | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 916 | C916T | R306C | 62 | 2,3,4,6,10,11,15,16,18,19,25,26,27,28,31,32,35,36,46, RSRF | Rett |
| 917 | G917A | R306H | 5 | 9,18,32 | Rett |
| 953 | A953C | E318A | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 964 | C964G | P322A | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 965 | C965T | P322L | 2 | 4,19 | Rett |
| 965 | ∆6 | ∆322-323 | 1 | 18* | Rett |
| 966 | insA | 322F/S | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 989 | ins18,∆8 | 330F/S | 1 | 37 | Rett |
| 996 | ins2 | 332F/S | 1 | 37 | Rett |
| 1011 | ∆191 | 337F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 1026 | insG | 315F/S | 1 | 18* | Rett |
| 1030 | ∆166ins2 | 344F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1038 | ∆82 | 346F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 1043 | ∆131ins2 | E348V,∆348-391 | 1 | 22 | Rett |
| 1053 | ins10 | 351F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1079 | C1079A | S360X | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 1096 | ∆101 | 366F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1096 | ∆106 | 366F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1097 | ∆378 | 366F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1098 | ∆70 | 367F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1116 | ∆86 | 371F/S | 2 | 11,32 | Rett |
| 1116 | ∆84 | 372F/S | 1 | 2 | Rett |
| 1118 | ∆183/ins61 | 373F/S | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 1120 | ∆69 | ∆374-396 | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1124 | ∆53 | 376F/S | 2 | 36,37 | Variant Rett |
| 1132 | ∆71 | 378F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1134 | ∆7 | 378F/S | 1 | 8 | Rett |
| 1138 | ∆71&∆322-323 | 379F/S&315F/S | 1 | 18* | Rett |
| 1141 | ∆55 | 381F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1144 | ∆50 | 381F/S | 1 | 27 | Rett |
| 748 | C748T | R250C | 1 | 48 | Rett? |
| 1147 | ∆170 | 382F/S | 1 | 2 | Rett |
| 1148 | ∆47 | 383F/S | 1 | 32 | Rett |
| 1151 | ∆41 | 384F/S | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 1152 | ∆44 | 384F/S | 3 | 9,11,46 | Rett |
| 1152 | ∆41 | 385F/S | 2 | 2,11 | Rett |
| 1154 | ∆32 | 384F/S | 1 | 19 | MRM |
| 1155 | ∆32 | 386F/S | 1 | 31 | Rett(PSV) |
| 1156 | ∆17 | 385F/S | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 1156 | ∆44 | 385F/S | 2 | 23,27 | Rett, AS |
| 1156 | ∆52 | 386F/S | 1 | 23 | AS |
| 1157 | ∆41 | 385F/S | 7 | 9,14,18,22,26 | Rett |
| 1157 | ∆44 | 385F/S | 2 | 4,11 | Rett |
| 1158 | ∆10 | 386F/S | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 1158 | ∆10&∆1171-1186 | 386F/S | 1 | 46* | Rett |
| 1158 | ∆29 | 386F/S | 1 | 31 | Rett(PSV) |
| 1159 | ∆41 | 386F/S | 1 | 14 | Rett |
| 1159 | ∆43 | 386F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1159 | ∆44 | 386F/S | 1 | 14 | Rett |
| 1160 | ∆26 | 386F/S | 3 | 19 | Mild Rett |
| 1161 | 1161∆6&1180∆26 | ∆361-362&393F/S | 1 | 18* | Rett |
| 1161 | ∆240 | ∆388-467 | 1 | 42 | XMR |
| 1163 | 1163∆11&1174∆18 | 388F/S&∆392-397 | 1 | 18& | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆17 | 388F/S | 1 | 32 | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆26 | 387F/S | 5 | 3,11,18,27,31 | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆35 | 387F/S | 3 | 4,32 | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆43 | 388F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆44 | 388F/S | 3 | 18,46,RSRF | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆45 | ∆388-402 | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1163 | ∆338 | 389F/S | 1 | 26 | Rett |
| 1165 | ∆26 | 388F/S | 2 | 3,40 | Rett |
| 1165 | ∆69ins21 | 389F/S | 1 | 14 | Rett |
| 1171 | ∆16&∆1158-1167 | 391F/S | 1 | 46* | Rett |
| 1174 | ∆18&1163∆11 | ∆392-397&388F/S | 1 | 18& | Rett |
| 1177 | ∆26&1161∆6 | 393F/S&∆361-362 | 1 | 18§ | Rett |
| 1180 | ∆26 | 393F/S | 1 | RSRF* | Rett |
| 1182 | ∆7 | 394F/S | 1 | 6 | Rett |
| 1189 | insA | 397F/S | 1 | 36 | Rett |
| 1189 | G1189A&C763T | E397K&R255X | 1 | RSRF | Rett |
| 1193 | insT | 397F/S | 1 | 2 | Rett |
| 1194 | insT | 398F/S | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 1216 | C1216T | Q406X | 1 | 17 | XMR |
| 1308 | ∆2 | 436F/S | 1 | 18 | Rett |
| 1324 | ∆44 | 441F/S | 1 | BH | Rett |
| 1357 | C1357T | R453X | 1 | 32 | Rett(PSV) |
| 1358 | G1358A | R453Q | 1 | 21 | XMR |
| 1364 | insC | 454F/S | 1 | 4 | Rett |
| 1411 | ∆2 | 432F/S | 1 | 49 | XMR |
| 1454 | ∆4 | 486F/S | 1 | 19 | Rett |
| 1459 | T1459C | X487R | 1 | 35 | Rett |
| 1461 | A1461C | X487C | 1 | 3 | Rett |
| 1461 | A1461G | X487W | 2 | RSRF | Rett |
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Non-Pathogenic Variants |
| Nucleotide | Base Change | A.A. Change | Frequency | Reference |
| 26-17 | ∆T | 1 | 35 | |
| 276 | A276G | 1 | 48 | |
| 378-18 | ∆A | 1 | 32 | |
| 426 | C426T | 1 | 19 | |
| 582 | C582T | 2 | 27,32 | |
| 590 | C590T | T197M | 1 | 19 |
| 602 | C602T | A201V | 3 | 25,32 |
| 629 | A629C | K210T | 83%/17% | BH (EST aligment) |
| 720 | C720G | 1 | 32 | |
| 748 | C748T | R250C | 1 | 48 |
| 750 | C750T | 1 | 35 | |
| 774 | G774A | 89%/11% | BH (EST aligments) | |
| 777 | C777T | 70%/30% | dbSNP rs1042870 | |
| 819 | G819T | 1 | 32 | |
| 834 | C834T | 2 | 19,32 | |
| 840 | C840T | 1 | 35 | |
| 849 | C849G | 1 | 21 | |
| 897 | C897T | 1 | 21 | |
| 984 | C984T | 1 | 32 | |
| 1035 | A1035G | 1 | 21 | |
| 1075 | T1075C | S359P | 1 | 44 |
| 1126 | C1126T | P376S | 1 | 50 |
| 1141 | C1141G | P381A | 1 | 46 |
| 1160 | C1160T | P387 | 1 | 21 |
| 1161 | ∆6 | ∆388-389 | 2 | 18,32 |
| 1180 | C1180T | E394K | 1 | 44 |
| 1189 | G1189A | E397K | 5 | 2,48,RSRF |
| 1196 | C1196T | P399L | 2 | 21, 50 |
| 1197 | C1197T | 1 | 32 | |
| 1202 | G1202A | S401N | 1 | 32 |
| 1282 | G1282A | G428S | 2 | 24,50 |
| 1330 | G1330A | A444T | 1 | 32 |
| 1449 | G1449C | E483D | 1 | 35(allelic to R255X and was not found in parents) |
| 1156 | C1156T | 73%/27% | dbSNP rs1042873 | |
| 1968 | G1968C | 1 | 19 | |
| 21830 | G21830A | 1 | 46(3'UTR AF030876) |
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