MECP2 and Rett syndrome: Mutations in the X-linked Mecp2 gene, which encodes the transcriptional regulator methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), cause the majority of Rett syndrome cases [76–78] which is characterized by an apparently normal early development followed by loss of language skill, motor abnormalities, cognitive deficits, stereotyped behavior, respiratory dysrhythmias, and seizures leading sometimes to premature death.