InterRett Collaborating Clinicians
To see the full list of clinicians from around the world who have kindly contributed data to InterRett click here.
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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.
We aim to share our research findings with families so that they may better understand Rett syndrome and the future for their family.
These resources include the best available evidence about the course of Rett syndrome and its management as well as practical information about family associations, specialist clinical centres and links to relevant websites.
InterRett is the first-ever project collecting data on a global basis about Rett syndrome.
Funded by the International Rett Syndrome Foundation, this international online database examines the clinical features and genetic characteristics of Rett syndrome. InterRett is playing an invaluable role in:
For rare disorders such as Rett syndrome, the Internet provides access to a worldwide population, providing higher statistical power than individual centers or even country based research studies. The Internet also provides an ideal medium to disseminate high quality information about a specific disorder to the medical and general community.
To collect and bring together data from many different and varied information sources to enhance our knowledge and build a clearer picture of Rett syndrome.
Privacy
All data are de-identified (are assigned unique codes) to protect the privacy of participating families. To maintain the validity of the data all families and clinicians must register and receive login details before submitting data.
InterRett is managed and coordinated from the Australian Rett Syndrome Study at the Telethon Kids Institute (Perth, Western Australia) by Dr Helen Leonard, Professor Sue Fyfe (Curtin University) and Professor Nick de Klerk.
Where do we find information on individuals with Rett syndrome?
Information is sourced globally from:
How do we bring it together?
How are these data used?
Who has access to these data?
De-identified data is available to any researchers who meet the requirements of the Data Access Guidelines
Access to de-identified InterRett data is granted to bona fide researchers with the appropriate ethical approvals. It should be noted that researchers are responsible for their study design, funding and ethics approval.
Steps involved
To see the full list of clinicians from around the world who have kindly contributed data to InterRett click here.