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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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Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch, NICHD, Report to the NACHHD Council, June 2005
This scientific report outlines the research initiatives and results of research supported by the NICHD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch as of 2005.
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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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Developmental Biology Strategic Plan
This scientific report outlines the overall plan for research supported by the NICHD related to developmental biology.
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Mental Retardation and Disabilities (MRDD) Branch, NICHD: Report to the NACHHD Council, 2001
This scientific report outlines the research initiatives and results of research supported by the NICHD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch as of 2001. Please note that this information is no longer current and is for reference only. For this reason, the report is available online only.
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) Screening and Management: Report of the Consensus Development Conference
This scientific report describes existing data (as of 2000) on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for PKU, a metabolic disorder that, if left untreated, can lead to irreversible mental retardation.
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State of the Science on Autism: Report to the National Institutes of Health
This scientific report outlines existing data (as of 1996) related to autism, including its diagnosis, its symptoms, its treatments, and the research needed to learn more about the disorder.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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