In this special three-part series, we discuss Rett Syndrome, a genetic disease that has resulted in the permanently arrested development of untold children till the modern era. Affecting girls predominantly, families have learned to live life with their loved ones suffering under it… but will it always have to be this way? This episode takes a deeper dive into the known pathophysiology of Rett Syndrome, as well as the efforts underway to devise a cure. Episode Team: Guest - G. Vicky Casillas, Pharm.D Hosts - Cameron Casillas (MS4) Script Writers - Cameron Casillas (MS4), Skye Lander (MS3) Audio - Dharshan Chandramohan (MS4), Vedhika Reddy (MS3) Producer - Cameron Casillas (MS4), Cheyenne Canizares (MS3), Jude Banihani (MS4), Sydney Cummings (MS4) Director - Vy Han, MD Resources: [https://reverserett.org/](https://reverserett.org/) Rett Syndrome Research Trust [https://www.rettsyndrome.org/](https://www.rettsyndrome.org/) International Rett Syndrome Foundation [https://rettsyndromenews.com/experimental-treatments-for-rett-syndrome/](https://rettsyndromenews.com/experimental-treatments-for-rett-syndrome/) Rett Syndrome News [https://www.uptodate.com/contents/rett-syndrome-genetics-clinical-features-and-diagnosis?search=rett%20syndrome&source=search\_result&selectedTitle=1~35&usage\_type=default&display\_rank=1](https://www.uptodate.com/contents/rett-syndrome-genetics-clinical-features-and-diagnosis?search=rett%20syndrome&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~35&usage_type=default&display_rank=1) UpToDate [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223615002829](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223615002829) Rett Syndrome: Crossing the Threshold to Clinical Translation
In this special three-part series, we discuss Rett Syndrome, a genetic disease that has resulted in the permanently arrested development of untold children till the modern era. Affecting girls predominantly, families have learned to live life with their loved ones suffering under it… but will it always have to be this way? This episode takes a deeper dive into the known pathophysiology of Rett Syndrome, as well as the efforts underway to devise a cure.
Episode Team:
Guest - G. Vicky Casillas, Pharm.D
Hosts - Cameron Casillas (MS4)
Script Writers - Cameron Casillas (MS4), Skye Lander (MS3)
Audio - Dharshan Chandramohan (MS4), Vedhika Reddy (MS3)
Producer - Cameron Casillas (MS4), Cheyenne Canizares (MS3), Jude Banihani (MS4), Sydney Cummings (MS4)
Director - Vy Han, MD
Resources:
https://reverserett.org/ Rett Syndrome Research Trust
https://www.rettsyndrome.org/ International Rett Syndrome Foundation
https://rettsyndromenews.com/experimental-treatments-for-rett-syndrome/ Rett Syndrome News
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223615002829 Rett Syndrome: Crossing the Threshold to Clinical Translation