Growth Failure and Outcome in Rett Syndrome
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Growth failure and outcome in Rett syndrome: specific growth references.
OBJECTIVES Prominent growth failure typifies Rett syndrome (RTT). Our aims were to 1) develop RTT growth charts for clinical and research settings, 2) compare growth in children with RTT with that of unaffected children, and 3) compare growth patterns among RTT genotypes and phenotypes. METHODS A cohort of the RTT Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network observational study participants was re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-26-12-8