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Dietary intake and growth deficits in Rett syndrome-A cross-section study.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Jul 2021
Wong Lee Chin, Chen Yen-Tsz, Tsai Shu-Mei, Lin Yen-Ju, Hsu Chia-Jui, Wang Hsin-Pei, Hu Su-Ching, Shen Hsiu-Yu, Tsai Wen-Che, Lee Wang-Tso
Abstract excerpt
Growth deficit is a common comorbidity and one of the supportive criteria in Rett syndrome (RTT). This study aimed to investigate the impact of dystonia, dietary intakes, and clinical severities on growth patterns in a Taiwanese cohort of RTT. We recruited 44 RTT patients with MECP2 mutation for analysis. For individuals ≤18 years of age, in comparison to the RTT-specific growth chart which comprised American RTT...
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