PRINTER'S NO. 1944
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
367
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, EMRICK, BURNS, HENNESSEY, KINSEY,
HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE, SCHMITT, SONNEY, RYAN,
DiGIROLAMO, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, BERNSTINE, OBERLANDER, SAYLOR,
PICKETT, LONGIETTI, DeLUCA, READSHAW, NEILSON, MENTZER AND
ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 3, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 3, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of July 2019 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 causes many problems and
is typically 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 in boys; and
WHEREAS, 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
duplication syndrome and autism, and most boys with this
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