The natural history of MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS), a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder with an estimated birth prevalence of 1/150,000 live births, is poorly understood due to a lack of clinical data collected for research. Such information is critical to the understanding of disease progression, therapeutic endpoints and outcome measures for clinical trials, as well as the development of therapies and orphan products. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

The study investigated the effect of seizure and medication burden at initial contact with the International CDKL5 Disorder Database on subsequent development and clinical severity and compared quality of life among those whose development progressed, remained stable, or regressed between baseline and follow-up. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

This study aimed to explore the factors that predict functioning in families with a child with Down syndrome using a mixed methods design. ...

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• 2012
• October 2012

Major increases in the survival of people with Down syndrome during the last two generations have resulted in extended periods of adulthood requiring... ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

Participation for girls and women with Rett syndrome could be enhanced by stronger local community supports. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

This study measured use and cost of health sector and related services in Rett syndrome and effects of socio-demographic, clinical severity and genetic... ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

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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• 2010
• October 2010

Helen Peter Leonard Jacoby HM PJ MBChB MPH BA (Hons) MSc Principal Research Fellow Biostatistician +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au ...

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• 2010
• September 2010

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

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• 2010
• June 2010

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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• 2008
• March 2008