Melior Enters Drug Discovery Collaboration with Rett Syndrome Research Trust

Melior Discovery, Inc. announced that it has entered into collaboration with the Rett Syndrome Research Trust to screen drug-candidates in anĀ in vivo model of Rett Syndrome.

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Rett Press: Major Donation to Benefit Texas Children’s Neurological Research Institute

HOUSTON (June 19, 2007) – Texas Children’s Hospital today announced a $500,000 donation from Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. to benefit the Texas Children’s Neurological Research Institute, the world’s first dedicated pediatric neurological research facility. 

“This generous gift propels Texas Children’s Hospital’s efforts to perform groundbreaking research that is designed to lead to innovative treatment options for [...]

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Rett Press: Big Bucks: Novartis focusing on rare diseases such as Rett Syndrome

Forbes Magazine reports that Novartis has compounds in preclinical tests that target Rett syndrome, a rare inherited brain [...]

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An explanation for another familial case of Rett syndrome: maternal germline mosaicism

We describe one of the few familial cases of RTT in which a maternal germline mosaicism is the most likely explanation. The mutation p.Arg270fs (c.808delC) was identified in both a girl with classical RTT and her brother who had the severe neurological phenotype usually described in males. The mutation was absent in DNA extracted from blood of both [...]

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Clinical Trial: Clinical and Immunological Investigations of Subtypes of Autism

Clinical Trial: The purpose of this study is to learn more about autism and its subtypes (including Rett Syndrome). Autism is a developmental disorder in which children have problems with communication and social skills and display restricted interests and repetitive [...]

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Clinical Trial: Rett Syndrome Natural History

Rett Syndrome Clinical Trial: Natural [...]

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