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Center for Genetic Disorders of Cognition and Behavior
Mission Statement The Center focuses on advancing research and clinical practice on genetic disorders associated with severe cognitive and behavioral impairment, in order to improve the quality of life for patients and families. The Center’s staff includes clinicians and scientists trained in basic and clinical neurosciences, who collaborate in multidisciplinary activities and research projects. The goal of the Center is to generate and integrate knowledge, from bench to patient, across disorders and disciplines, as well as to provide information and guidance for affected individuals and their families.

News Highlights:

  1. Investigating genotype-phenotype relationships in Rett syndrome using an international data set.

  2. Selective cerebral volume reduction in Rett syndrome: a multiple-approach MR imaging study.

  3. Social approach and autistic behavior in children with fragile X syndrome.

  4. Development of a video-based evaluation tool in Rett syndrome.

  5. The diagnosis of autism in a female: could it be Rett syndrome?

CLINICAL TRIALS IN RETT SYNDROME
Potential for Early Intervention (An International Workshop)