According to Chuck CurleyExecutive Director of IRSF (International Rett Syndrome Foundation) in 2007 there were nearly 4000 known cases of Rett Syndrome in the United states. DR Helen Leonard, a disability researcher from Australia's Institute for Child Health Research has collected info on the rett girls and the populations vary from country to country . Her international database, InterRett, though has collected numerous cases of Rett Syndrome. As of September 2008, InterRett had ascertained 1691 cases of Rett syndrome. These cases came from 39 different countries, with the largest proportion coming from Australia (21% ), Spain (21%), USA (18%), France (13%), Israel (5%), China (5%) and the UK (5%). Total actual number of girls per population is unknown but estimated at 1 per 10,000 to 23,000 depending on country.
Population of USA 313,232,044
Known cases of Rett Syndrome in USA 4,000
Percentage of USA population of known cases of Rett Syndrome 0.0012770085553571269
Resources of population:
http://www.indexmundi.com/united_states/demographics_profile.html
http://www.rettsyndrome.org/content/view/21/816/
Rett syndrome in boys is known as Rett syndrome. Male fetuses with Rett syndrome do not typically survive until birth unless they have an extra X chromosome (XXY).
Yes, his niece Courtney has rett syndrome.
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If a family has a daughter that is afflicted with Rett Syndrome prenatal testing is available. Testing is also available for sisters of girls with Rett Syndrome. Rett Syndrome is a genetic disorder and nearly all cases are caused by a mutation in the MECP2 gene. Less than 1% of cases are passed from generation to generation.
The life expectancy for girls with Rett Syndrome is about 44 to 48 years old. The syndrome causes physical and mental developmental problems.
About 1/1000 to 1/500 males have Klinefelter's syndrome.
As of 2014, there are no reported famous people who suffer with Rett syndrome. This condition affects the central nervous system.
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Silent Angels The Rett Syndrome Story - 2000 TV was released on: USA: 20 August 2000
An interesting fact about Rett syndrome is that it is normally found in females because females have two X chromosomes. If a male were to get Rett Syndrome they wouldn't survive because males have only one X chromosome.