title: Monkey model of MECP2 duplication syndrome aids autism research: Monkeys genetically altered with extra copies of MECP2 are being used as a model for research into autism and MECP2 duplication syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D020440:Gene Duplication / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000235:genetics; D038901:X-Linked Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051783:Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: C497392:MECP2 protein, human; D051783:Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2