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Variant (rsID / SNP)

rs1042870

MECP2

rs1042870 is a genetic variant (SNP, identifier in the dbSNP catalogue) that the reference table assigns to MECP2. Clinical significance in the table: Benign/Likely benign.

Reference-table entries

MECP2Benign
Clinical significance (as recorded)
Benign/Likely benign
Variant type
single nucleotide variant
Cytoband
Xq28
HGVS
NM_001110792.2(MECP2):c.813C>T (p.Ala271=)
Allele change
Synonymous_A259A

Associated conditions / phenotypes

Rett syndrome|Severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly

Public references

Classifications are reproduced unchanged from the reference table. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.