Rett syndrome is a rare non-inherited genetic postnatal neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls and leads to severe impairments, affecting nearly every aspect of the child’s life: their ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily.
In a letter dated 23/4/2019, the Executive Director of this charity stated: “I can confirm that neither Reverse Rett, nor any organisations that we financially support, conduct any research on human embryos.
“Laboratory research in Rett Syndrome is largely concentrated on mouse models of the disorder. There are some experiments using human cell lines, but these are cell lines of living people with Rett Syndrome taken from skin cells.” [#AMRC#]