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Participate in InterRett / MECP2 Duplication Research

Through InterRett we collect information on individuals with Rett syndrome on a global level. If you are a participant you can complete your questionnaire here.

News & Events

High Tea for Rett Syndome at Caversham House

Thanks for everyone who have contributed to and participated in this wonderful event to raise much needed funds to support Rett Syndrome research!

News & Events

The Silent Angel

Taylor is a remarkable young woman with Rett Syndrome who is leading an active country life with the support of her family and the local community.

Research

Altered attainment of developmental milestones influences the age of diagnosis of rett syndrome

This study describes the attainment of gross developmental milestones and regression, and assesses the relationships between genotype and age at diagnosis.

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Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at 17 years of age

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years.

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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at birth in a high-risk setting: No evidence for neonatal T-cell tolerance

Concerns about the risk of inducing immune deviation-associated "neonatal tolerance" as described in mice have restricted the widespread adoption...

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Sex-specific associations between umbilical cord blood testosterone levels and language delay in early childhood

Preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. However, no study has examined a large sample of...

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Candidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe)

To investigate whether variants in cardiovascular candidate genes, some of which have been previously associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), diabetic...

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Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a common disease of the central nervous system in which the interplay between inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes typically...

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Predominance of nontypeable haemophilus influenzae in children with otitis media

In Australia the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is administered at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with no booster dose.