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Survival with Rett syndrome: comparing Rett's original sample with data from the Australian Rett syndrome Database

Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that typically affects females. Little is known about the natural history and survival time of these femal

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Level of purposeful hand function as a marker of clinical severity in Rett syndrome

We investigated relationships between hand function and genotype and aspects of phenotype in Rett syndrome

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Valproate and risk of fracture in Rett syndrome

This study investigated the relationships between fracture risk and commonly used AEDs in Rett syndrome.

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Early determinants of fractures in Rett syndrome

The goals were to compare the fracture incidence in Rett syndrome with that in the general population and to investigate the impact of genotype, epilepsy,...

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Lost in translation: translational interference from a recurrent mutation in exon 1 of MECP2

Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X linked neuro-developmental disorder affecting mostly girls. Mutations in the coding region of MECP2 are found in 80% of classic...

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Down Syndrome Clinical Trial- BTD-001

Helen Jenny Peter Leonard Downs Richmond MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development

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Environmental enrichment intervention for Rett syndrome: an individually randomised stepped wedge trial

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 946 08

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Funding to support research into the impact of standing wheelchairs

The Kids researchers are investigating the physical and psychological impacts of powered standing wheelchairs for boys suffering from Duchenne

Publications

The list of The Siblings Project publications