Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 438653, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/438653
A Plasma Proteomic Approach in Rett Syndrome: Classical versus Preserved Speech Variant
1Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
2Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, University Hospital Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (AOUS), Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
3Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital AOUS, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
4Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 6, 53100 Siena, Italy
5Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
6Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
7Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
Received 19 September 2013; Revised 16 October 2013; Accepted 17 October 2013
Academic Editor: Paul Ashwood
Copyright © 2013 Alessio Cortelazzo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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