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Adult psychosocial outcomes of children with specific language impairment, pragmatic language impairment and autismEvidence that some children also develop autistic symptomatology over time has raised suggestions that developmental language disorder...
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The common BDNF polymorphism may be a modifier of disease severity in Rett syndromeRett syndrome (RTT) is caused by mutations in the transcriptional repressor methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2).
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Siblings of children with disabilities: challenges and opportunitiesSiblings of children with disabilities: challenges and opportunities
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Investigating genotype-phenotype relationships in Rett syndrome using an international data setThis study uses data from a large international database, InterRett, to examine genotype-phenotype relationships and compares these with previous findings in...
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Late language emergence at 24 months: an epidemiological study of prevalence, predictors, and covariatesThe primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of late language emergence (LLE) and to investigate the predictive status of maternal...
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Acute viral bronchiolitis in infants and young childrenThis project aims to plug this knowledge gap, and to open up new opportunities for development of better treatments targeted specifically at infants.
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Genetics of Otitis MediaTo determine the genes that play a role in childhood susceptibility to severe OM we established the Western Australian Family Study of OM.
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Understanding leishmaniasis through HLAVisceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in resource poor regions of tropical countries and is life-threatening in susceptible individuals.
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Young adult myopia: genetic and environmental associationsThis study is using sun exposure data collected during childhood in several long-term cohorts to examine possible effects on visual acuity in adulthood.
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