Lubs X-linked mental retardation syndrome
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The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information about developmental disabilities, including mental retardation. To view this information, click on the link below.
Link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddmr.htm
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Toll free/TTY: (800) 695-0285
Fax: (202) 884-8441
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org
Web site: http://www.nichcy.org
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The Arc of the United States
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 565-3842
Toll free: (800) 433-5255
Fax: (301) 565-3843 or (301) 565-5342
E-mail: info@thearc.org
Web site: http://www.thearc.org
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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 846
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512
Telephone: (202) 387-1968
Toll free: (800) 424-3688
Fax: (202) 387-2193
Web site: http://www.aaidd.org
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