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

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 639-659

  Louise, Sandra ^a   Fyfe, Sue ^b   Bebbington, Ami ^a   Bahi Buisson, Nadia ^c   Anderson, Alison ^a   Pineda, Mercé ^d   Percy, Alan ^e   Zeev, Bruria Ben ^f   Wu, Xi Ru ^g   Bao, Xinhua ^g   Leod, Patrick Mac ^h   Armstrong, Judith ^d   Leonard, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^h VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

International database; MECP2; Phenotype; Rare disorder; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LITERATURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RARE DISEASE; RETT SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 67349105577     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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