In this section you can read various research news articles that have important topics relating to rare genetic disorders.
This section is for any parents or professionals who wish to read up to date information about syndromes and to broaden their knowledge.
The articles are ordered with the newest piece of research first and the articles can also be filtered by syndrome by using the filter.
We hope you find the research articles interesting!
Rubinstein-Taybi
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome - Online Event
The UK Rubinstein-Taybi Support Group is hosting an online event on 24th of April 2021 for families of children and adults. Click this post to find out more event details.
Rubinstein-Taybi
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome Video Release
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare genetic syndrome affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 individuals....
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Sleep: A New Cerebra Guide for Parents
A new guide for parents has been developed by researchers at the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and the Cerebra sleep team. This guide has been developed to help parents and carers understand the nature of sleep problems in children with intellectual disability and what can be done to improve sleep. Part one describes common sleep problems in individuals with intellectual disability and how these sleep problems are assessed. Part two gives a brief overview of sleep problems in specific genetic syndromes. Part three outlines some strategies which may help to reduce or improve sleep problems. Read the full guide here or download this PDF version
Syndrome Tags
- Angelman 10
- Cornelia de Lange 19
- Cri du Chat 6
- Smith-Magenis 9
- Prader-Willi 6
- Fragile X 16
- Kleefstra 0
- Rubinstein-Taybi 4
- Lowe 0
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New perspectives on understanding challenging behaviour
Some individuals with intellectual disabilities can show behaviours such as self-injurious behaviour and aggression...