Rett syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that mainly affects girls. It was first described in 1966 by the Austrian pediatrician Andreas Rett, who noticed a group of girls with similar symptoms and repetitive hand movements. His report was published in German and drew little attention until 1983, when Bengt Hagberg and colleagues described more cases in English and named the condition after him. Affected children usually develop normally for the first months and then lose purposeful hand use and speech. In 1999 a research team led by Huda Zoghbi traced most cases to mutations in the MECP2 gene on the X chromosome, and treatment today is supportive.
Before and after
- 1966Creation of APL
- 1966Founding of United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- 1966Construction of Mirante do Vale
- 1966Founding of FK Banga Gargždai
- 1966Identification of Rett syndrome
- from 24 January 1966 to 6 March 1966Operation Masher
- 31 January 1966Launch of Luna 9
- 3 March 1966Birth of Mikhail Mishustin
- 5 March 1966Death of Anna Akhmatova
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