What Is Rett Syndrome?
2. Rett Syndrome In Boys
While Rett syndrome is more common in girls, it can be considerably more severe in boys who have it. Indeed, the majority of boys with the condition will not make it to birth and, of those who do, most will die very young. However, a small percentage of boys will have a milder version of the condition with less severe symptoms.
Of those boys that do have the less severe form, they are likely to live well into adulthood. However, they are still likely to have the same symptoms that girls with the condition do. The differences in boys and girls with the condition are down to females having different chromosome combinations than males.
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