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InterRett, a model for international data collection in a rare genetic disorder

This study compared socio-demographic, clinical and genetic characteristics of the international database, InterRett, and the population-based Australian...

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Overview of health issues in school-aged children with Down Syndrome

Overview of Health Issues in School-aged Children with Down Syndrome

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Representativeness of child controls recruited by random digit dialling

Recruiting control subjects who are representative of the population from which the cases are drawn is a challenge in case-control studies

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Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium

In human asthma, and experimental allergic airways disease in mice, antigen-presenting cells and CD4(+) effector cells at the airway mucosa orchestrate, and CD4

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Successful establishment of primary small airway cell cultures in human lung transplantation

The study of small airway diseases such as post-transplant bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is hampered by the difficulty in assessing peripheral airway

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The reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for use among adolescents

Accurate measurement of dietary intake is essential for understanding the long-term effects of adolescent diet on chronic disease risk.

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Theories of otitis media pathogenesis, with a focus on Indigenous children

Otitis media is a common childhood illness associated with hearing loss, social disadvantage and medical costs. Prevalence and severity are high among...

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Potent bronchodilation and reduced stiffness by relaxant stimuli under dynamic conditions

Airway relaxation in response to isoprenaline, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and electrical field stimulation (EFS) was compared under static and dynamic...

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Linking MECP2 and pain sensitivity: the example of Rett syndrome

This study investigated the nature and prevalence of atypical pain responses in Rett syndrome and their relationships with specific MECP2 mutations.

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Stereotypical hand movements in 144 subjects with Rett syndrome from the population-based Australian database

Stereotypic hand movements are a feature of Rett Syndrome but few studies have observed their nature systematically.