PRINTER'S NO.
3596
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
742
Session of 2012
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, REED, AUMENT, BAKER, BEAR, BRADFORD,CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, ELLIS, EVERETT, FLECK,GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARHART,HESS, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA,MAHONEY, MANN, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MURT, O'NEILL,RAPP, ROCK, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, SWANGER, VEREB ANDVULAKOVICH, MAY 23, 2012INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 23,2012A RESOLUTIONDesignating the month of July 2012 as "MECP2 DuplicationSyndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.WHEREAS, MECP2 duplication syndrome is usually caused byduplication of DNA on the Xq28 region of the chromosomes; andWHEREAS, MECP2 duplication syndrome is characterized byhypotonia, developmental delay, intellectual disability, limitedor absent speech, constipation, reflux, ataxia, progressivespasticity, stereotyped movements of hands, teeth grinding,recurrent respiratory infections, epilepsy and developmentalregression occurring in some boys; andWHEREAS, While duplication of MECP2 causes many problems,some boys have large duplications that include many other genes,and the full extent of phenotypes due to duplication of othergenes is not completely understood at this time; andWHEREAS, Recent studies have shown a link between MECP2
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