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Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763

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Loss of hand function is a core feature of Rett syndrome. This article describes longitudinal hand function at 3 time points for 72 subjects participating...

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Information on presence and age at onset of seizures, perinatal and developmental history, and genetic status was abstracted on 275 cases in the Australian...

Many girls and women with Rett syndrome experience seizures. We wanted to know if there were any factors that influenced the age when seizures first developed.

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Our InterRett team visited Geelong, Australia to attend the first ever Rett Syndrome Association of Australia national conference.

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The first comprehensive analysis of the clinical effects of genetic mutations involved in Rett syndrome

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Thank you to all guests and participants of this year's 8th World Congress on Rett syndrome, which was held from May 13-17th, 2016 in Kazan, Russia.

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Girls and young women with Rett syndrome are nearly four times more likely to suffer a fracture.

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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a complex neurodevelopmental X-linked disorder associated with severe functional impairments and multiple comorbidities. There is wide variation in the clinical presentation, and because of its unique characteristics, several evaluation tools of clinical severity, behavior, and functional motor abilities have been proposed specifically for it.

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Scoliosis is a common clinical manifestation of Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that almost exclusively affects girls.