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Allergy Prevention

Allergies have been on the rise in Australia over the past 20 years, with three out of every 10 babies born each year now developing a food-related

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The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: a prospective cohort study

Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity

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Shade coverage, ultraviolet radiation and children’s physical activity in early childhood education and care

The provision of shade, particularly through natural forms such as tree canopy, is an important sun protection strategy and enabler of outdoor time

Refining the phenotype of common mutations

Using information from the Australian Rett Syndrome database, we coded symptoms according to severity scales and grouped by type and location of mutation.

Updating the profile of C-terminal MECP2 deletions

Therefore, we wanted to compare the features of girls and women with a C-terminal deletion with those with other MECP2 mutations.

Survival with Rett syndrome

We compared information on the life expectancy of Dr Rett's original group in 1966 with information in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database.

Clinical guidelines for management of bone health in Rett syndrome based on expert consensus and available evidence

In order to help doctors and families reduce the risk of fractures, we developed clinical guidelines for managing bone health in Rett syndrome.

Stereotypical hand movements

We investigated the occurrence of different types of hand stereotypies and whether they were more frequent in one hand or the other.

Investigating genotype - phenotype relationships in Rett syndrome using an international database

This study used information from international Rett syndrome database to investigate the relationship between clinical characteristics and different mutations.

Linking MECP2 and pain sensitivity

We investigated the occurrence of altered pain sensitivity as well as how these altered reactions to pain were observed during daily life.