Gene entry
MECP2
methyl-CpG binding protein 2
- Chromosome
- X
- Cytoband
- Xq28
- Variants (rsID)
- 173
MECP2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome X (region Xq28). Its official name is “methyl-CpG binding protein 2”. The reference table lists 173 variants (rsID) for this gene.
Clinically classified variants
159 reference-table entries with clinical significance.
- rs1042870Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs148744894Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs199963992Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs2075596Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs2075597Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs3027915Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs3027927Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs3027928Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs587781033Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs587783128BenignMicrosatelliteX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61748381Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748385Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61748397Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748413Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748423Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749701Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61749706Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61749710Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61749711Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61749712Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749714Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749735Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749738Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61749746Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61750229Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61750248Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61750251Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61750253Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61751363Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61751366Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61751372Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61751445Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61751446Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61751451Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61752361Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61752980Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753012Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753014Benignsingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61753016Benignsingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753970Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753971Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61753975Benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753982BenignDeletionRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61754422Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61754444Benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61754450Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs62621674Benignsingle nucleotide variant
- rs193922677Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Intellectual disability
- rs267608440Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748420Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|See cases
- rs61748427Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61751370Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type
- rs61753968Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753973Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs797045692Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variant
- rs145790362Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs267608633Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61748386Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61749740Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61750257Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61752373Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61753967Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61754420Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61754440Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs61754442Likely benignsingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome
- rs193922679Likely pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754457Likely pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs179363901Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs267608411Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs267608455Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs267608486PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs267608506PathogenicInsertionRett syndrome
- rs267608513Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs267608525Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs267608615PathogenicDeletionEncephalopathy, neonatal severeMental retardation, X-linked, syndromic 13Rett syndrome
- rs28934906Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Angelman syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Inborn genetic diseases|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Abnormality of the nervous system|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Neurodevelopmental delay
- rs28934908Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|8 conditions|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Behavioral abnormality|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Intellectual disability|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs28935168Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs28935468Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Angelman syndrome|Intellectual disability|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|See cases|Neurodevelopmental delay
- rs61748389Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748390Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748391Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748393PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61748395Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748396Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAtypical Rett syndrome|Angelman syndrome|Rett syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748399Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748402PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61748404Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
- rs61748408Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61748411Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748415PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61748421Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Intellectual disability|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Global developmental delay|Developmental regression|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61748425Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749703PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61749707PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61749709PathogenicDuplicationRett syndrome
- rs61749715Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome
- rs61749717Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61749718Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61749721Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|History of neurodevelopmental disorder|Abnormality of the nervous system|Neurodevelopmental delay
- rs61749723Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749724Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases
- rs61749726Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61749727PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61749729Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61749739Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61749743PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749747Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61749750PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61750240Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Encephalopathy, neonatal severeMental retardation, X-linked, syndromic 13Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type
- rs61750247PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61750259Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61751362Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAutism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|See cases
- rs61751367Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61751440Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61751443Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Neurodevelopmental disorder|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61751444Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantAutism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Rett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Intellectual disability|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61752372Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61753965Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61753979Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Intellectual disability
- rs61754424Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
- rs61754425Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|History of neurodevelopmental disorder
- rs61754426PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
- rs61754428PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61754432Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754437Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754438PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs61754452Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754453Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754455Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs61755761PathogenicDeletionRett syndrome
- rs63259763Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
- rs63749008PathogenicDuplicationRett syndrome
- rs63749065PathogenicDeletion
- rs267608388Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantHistory of neurodevelopmental disorder|Rett syndrome
- rs267608492Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
- rs267608550Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variant
- rs61748384Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748406Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748407Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748414Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantAutism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|Rett syndrome
- rs61748417Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61748426Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
- rs61749705Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantAutism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3
- rs61750239Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantSevere neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 3|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome|Rett syndrome
- rs61750249Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome|Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly|Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type|X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
- rs61751360Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61751441Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61751448Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61753978Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61753980Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
- rs61754451Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754458Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61754459Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61755762Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variant
- rs61755763Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs62621672Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantRett syndrome
- rs61751452Not classifiedDeletion
- rs63749027Not classifiedDeletion
Other listed variants
Public references
Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.
