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  "id": 6337196,
  "title": "Mutation of the MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, alters pubertal development and sex hormones in mice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mutation-of-the-mecp2-gene-the-main-cause-of-rett-syndrome-alters",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T22:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-mutation-mecp2-gene-main-rett.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A research team including personnel from the Departament of Biologia Celullar i Biologia Funcional at the Universitat of València (UV), the Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina at Universitat Jaume I of Castelló (UJI) and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has shown that a mutation in the Mecp2 gene alters the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, which controls sexual hormone…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}