On Saturday February 18 the second Workshop on Rett syndrome will be held. The event is organized by the Teknon Foundation and the Catalan Association of Rett syndrome. The IDIBELL researcher Manel Esteller will take part in the seminar. The event will be followed on live via IDIBELL website and it will be possible to participate in Twitter with the tag # jornadarett.

Rett Syndrome is a neurological disorder that is generally found in girls. It is caused by a change in the regulating genes due to DNA methylation. It was first discovered in 1966 by an Austrian physician Andreas Rett, from which the name of this disorder is derived. 
Rett Syndrome is included in the so-called “rare diseases” to become one of the cruelest today, as the girls suffer total dependence for life. Diagnosis is based on clinical diagnostic criteria.