Researchers from the Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia have found that girls and young women with Rett’s Syndrome are four times more likely to suffer a fracture. From Science Daily:
Dr [Helen’ Leonard said the study had found that girls with epilepsy and more severe forms of Rett syndrome were more likely to suffer fractures. “Our next step will be to try to identify the mechanism that is making the girls more susceptible to fractures which will include looking at the effect of the specific gene that’s responsible for the syndrome and also the impact of …read more