PRINTER'S NO. 3562
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
937
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, REED, COHEN, KIRKLAND, BAKER,
LONGIETTI, TOOHIL, DUSH, SONNEY, FEE, D. COSTA, VEREB,
TOEPEL, HENNESSEY, WARD, CAUSER, ELLIS, MILLARD, HARHART,
CUTLER, GIBBONS, ROSS, O'NEILL, MENTZER, NEILSON, A. HARRIS,
READSHAW, PAYNE, GOODMAN, WHEELAND, GINGRICH, KINSEY,
DONATUCCI, MARSICO, MAJOR, BRADFORD, SAYLOR, ZIMMERMAN,
EVERETT, GILLEN, MILNE AND PHILLIPS-HILL, JUNE 20, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 20, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of July 2016 as "MECP2 Duplication
Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, MECP2 duplication syndrome is usually caused by
duplication of DNA on the Xq28 region of the chromosomes; and
WHEREAS, MECP2 duplication syndrome is characterized by
hypotonia, developmental delay, intellectual disability, limited
or absent speech, constipation, reflux, ataxia, progressive
spasticity, stereotyped movements of hands, teeth grinding,
recurrent respiratory infections, epilepsy and developmental
regression occurring in some boys; and
WHEREAS, 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 other
genes is not completely understood at this time; and
WHEREAS, Recent studies have shown a link between MECP2
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