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Rademacher, N., Hambrock, M., Fischer, U. et al. Identification of a novel CDKL5 exon and pathogenic mutations in patients with severe mental retardation, early-onset seizures and Rett-like features. Neurogenetics 12, 165–167 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-011-0277-6
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