Rett syndrome

genetic brain disorder
MedicalCondition designated_intractable_rare_disease Q917357
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Rett syndrome

Summary

Rett syndrome is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 2,758 Wikipedia views per month (designated_intractable_rare_disease category, ranking #34 of 201).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rett syndrome is credited with the discovery of Andreas Rett[3].
  • Rett syndrome's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[4].
  • Rett syndrome's instance of is recorded as rare disease[5].
  • Rett syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[6].
  • Andreas Rett is named after Rett syndrome[7].
  • Rett syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder[8].
  • Rett syndrome is a type of neurological disorder[9].
  • Rett syndrome is a type of disease[10].
  • Rett syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Rett syndrome[11].
  • Rett syndrome's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1966[12].
  • Rett syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as cognitive dysfunction[13].
  • Rett syndrome's medical examination is recorded as phenotype[14].
  • Rett syndrome's medical examination is recorded as sequencing[15].
  • Rett syndrome's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4366[16].
  • Rett syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C75488[17].
  • Rett syndrome's health specialty is recorded as pediatrics[18].
  • Rett syndrome's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[19].
  • Rett syndrome's health specialty is recorded as neurology[20].
  • Rett syndrome's genetic association is recorded as MECP2[21].
  • Rett syndrome's genetic association is recorded as CDKL5[22].
  • Rett syndrome's genetic association is recorded as FOXG1[23].
  • Rett syndrome's hashtag is recorded as RettSyndrome[24].
  • Rett syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1206[25].
  • Rett syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1206[26].
  • Rett syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[27].

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Works and Contributions

Rett syndrome is credited with the discovery of Andreas Rett[3].

Why It Matters

Rett syndrome draws 2,758 Wikipedia views per month (designated_intractable_rare_disease category, ranking #34 of 201).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . On a unusual brain atrophy syndrome in hyperammonemia in childhood. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . On a unusual brain atrophy syndrome in hyperammonemia in childhood. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Rett syndrome: Revised diagnostic criteria and nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Rett syndrome: Revised diagnostic criteria and nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in X-linked MECP2, encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mutations of CDKL5 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with infantile spasms and mental retardation.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . FOXG1 is responsible for the congenital variant of Rett syndrome. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Identifiers.org. registry.identifiers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Andreas Rett
    Health specialty pediatrics, psychiatry, neurology
    Symptoms and signs cognitive dysfunction
    Instance of designated intractable/rare disease, rare disease, class of disease
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