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Intracellular growth of Mycobacterium avium subspecies and global transcriptional responses in human macrophages after infectionMycobacterium avium subsp. avium (Maa) and M. avium subsp. hominissuis (Mah) are environmental mycobacteria and significant opportunistic pathogens.
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Dietary intake in population-based adolescents: Support for a relationship between eating disorder symptoms, low fatty acid intake and depressive symptomsIn the eating disorder sample but not the control sample, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid correlated significantly and negatively with eating disorder...
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What is the optimal level of vitamin D?: Separating the evidence from the rhetoricNew evidence indicates that both high and low 25(OH)D levels may be associated with increased health risks.
We investigated the factors that may affect the age at diagnosis for girls and woman with Rett syndrome.
We used multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification to examine the MECP2 gene sequences in 149 girls and 1 boy.
Novel findings in relation to genotype
Using information from the Australian Rett Syndrome study, we examined the frequency of a range of sleep issues and variation by agegroup or gene abnormalities.
We wanted to assess bone mineral content and bone mass density in girls and women in our Australian study, and whether specific factors had any influence.
Using information provided by the Rett study, we looked at relationships of early development, genetic characteristics and the development of scoliosis.
Rett syndrome is one of the 8,000 rare genetic diseases that collectively affect up to 10% of the population.