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the Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch
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Scientific Publications
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Plan on Down Syndrome
This 80-page scientific plan outlines Down syndrome research goals and objectives for all of NIH as defined by the NIH Down Syndrome Working Group.
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Neuroscience Research Support at the NICHD
This brochure describes the research efforts of NICHD extramural Centers and Branches in the neurosciences.
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Autism and Genes
This fact sheet for parents and families describes data (as of 2005) related to autism spectrum disorders and genes and NICHD-supported research on the topic.
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Autism and the MMR Vaccine--Autism Research at the NICHD
This fact sheet for parents and families describes data (as of 2001) related to autism spectrum disorders and vaccines and NICHD-supported research on the topic.
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Autism Overview: What We Know
This fact sheet for parents and families describes data (as of 2004) related to autism spectrum disorders and NICHD-supported research on the topic.
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El Autismo y la Vacuna Triple Virica (MMR)-Investigaciones sobre el Autismo en el NICHD
Esta hoja informativa para padres y familias describe los datos (a partir del 2001) relacionados con los trastornos del espectro autista y las investigaciones que realiza el NICHD sobre este tema.
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El Autismo y los Genes
Esta hoja informativa para padres y familias describe los datos (a partir del 2005) relacionados con los trastornos del espectro autista y las investigaciones del NICHD sobre este tema.
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El Síndrome de Rett
Esta hoja informativa de 12 páginas describe el síndrome de Rett, una condición caracterizada como un trastorno del espectro autista (ASD, por sus siglas en inglés), que afecta en su mayor parte a mujeres.
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Facts About Down Syndrome
This booklet for parents and families explains Down syndrome, its cause, its symptoms, diagnosis, its associated disorders, and the treatments available for those with the syndrome.
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Families and Fragile X Syndrome
This booklet describes the causes, symptoms, treatments, and NICHD-supported research related to Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation.
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Rett Syndrome
This 8-page fact sheet describes Rett syndrome, a condition recognized as an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that affects mostly females.
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Una Breva Introduccion al Autismo: Lo Que Sabemos
Esta hoja informativa para padres y familias describe los datos (a partir del 2005) relacionados con los trastornos del espectro autista y las investigaciones del NICHD sobre este tema.
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Autism Questions and Answers for Health Care Professionals- Autism Research at the NICHD
This fact sheet for health care professionals used current data (as of 2001) to answer some of the more common questions related to autism spectrum disorders and NICHD-supported research.
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Preguntas y Respuestas sobre el Autismo para Profesionales de la Salud-Investigaciones sobre el Autismo en el NICHD
Esta hoja informativa para profesionales de los cuidados de la salud utiliza datos actualizados (a partir del 2001) para contestar algunas de las preguntas más comunes relacionadas con los trastornos del espectro autista y las investigaciones apoyadas por el NICHD.
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Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation
This scientific report describes the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation, held in 2001.
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