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Review
. 2006 May;91(5):440-3.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.090290.

Cardiac disease and Rett syndrome

M Acampa  1 , F Guideri
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Review

Cardiac disease and Rett syndrome

M Acampa et al. Arch Dis Child. 2006 May.

Abstract

Rett syndrome (RS) is a neurodevelopmental disease,1 affecting approximately 1 in 10 000-15 000 females. Clinical severity of RS may vary with increasing age, following a four stage model.

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Competing interests: none declared

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