title: RDDR: a dysmorphology diagnostic network for newborns in central Italy.
abstract: In 2011, the RDDR network was developed in central Italy to provide support in the diagnosis of dysmorphic newborns. RDDR has been developed as an online electronic system that currently links 20 neonatology centres in central Italy, representing the submitting nodes that transmit patient clinical histories and the relevant photographical documentation to the software, which is password-protected. Accepted cases appropriate for the RDDR are reviewed by the RDDR's dysmorphology experts who, through a forum section, provide diagnostic suggestions and recommendations for further investigation and patient management. Their remarks are summarised in clinical expert reports and sent to the submitting nodes. The results of the first 22 submitted cases are reviewed in this paper. The RDDR was developed on the basis of a related European tool, Dyscerne, a network of centres of expertise for dysmorphology.
authors.affiliation: Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Lisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dentici
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarani
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Digilio
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mingarelli
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baban
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampino
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Curtis
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallapiccola
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D009359:Neonatology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D013577:Syndrome; D057188:Workflow