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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.
We also wanted to find out whether any particular behaviours were associated with any specific mutation types.
We compared parent/carer-reported physical activities with the number of steps counted by an accelerometer in girls and women with Rett syndrome.