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Xiaolan Fang¹, Lauren M Baggett¹, Raymond C Caylor¹

¹Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A

|September 28, 2023

Summary

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Advanced parental age is not a risk factor for Rett syndrome (RTT), a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by MECP2 gene variants. Study findings indicate parental age does not impact RTT development or clinical severity.

Keywords:

MECP2 RETT syndrome clinical severity parental age risk factor

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Genetics
Developmental Biology

Background:

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder.
Pathogenic Methyl-CpG-binding Protein 2 (MECP2) variants cause over 95% of typical RTT cases.
Most MECP2 variants are de novo and located on the paternal X chromosome.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the potential association between parental age and the risk of developing Rett syndrome.
To determine if parental age influences the clinical severity of RTT in affected individuals.

Main Methods:

Clinical data from 1226 RTT participants with confirmed MECP2 variants were analyzed.
Parental age, RTT diagnostic status, and clinical severity were collected.
Statistical analyses included Student t-test, ANOVA, and multi-factor regression.

Main Results:

No significant difference in parental ages was found between RTT probands and the general population.
A minor increase in parental age was noted for missense variants compared to nonsense variants.
Multiple regression analysis revealed no clear association between parental ages and RTT clinical severity.

Conclusions:

Advanced parental age is not identified as a risk factor for Rett syndrome.
Parental age does not appear to contribute to the clinical severity in individuals with RTT.