# How to Read This Site

PRRT2.org is built to do two things at once: explain the established medical science on PRRT2 clearly, and go further than the brief, mostly-pediatric descriptions found elsewhere.

To keep that honest, every page on this site signals which kind of information you're reading. Here is the simple key.

## 📋 Established Science

When this site describes the established medical and scientific consensus on PRRT2, that information is drawn from authoritative sources — including MedlinePlus Genetics, GeneReviews, and OMIM, along with the peer-reviewed research literature.

We explain that science here in plain, accessible language — but we do not change what it says. These sections are **cited**, so any statement can be traced back to its original source. The full set of authoritative references is gathered on our [Official Resources](/resources/official-resources.md) page.

## 🔬 Emerging Research

Science does not stand still. Some findings are published and promising, but not yet settled into consensus. Where this site covers them, we label them clearly as **emerging** — worth knowing about, but not yet established fact.

## 🧭 The PRRT2.org Perspective

This is where PRRT2.org goes beyond the official summaries.

The PRRT2 Gene Alliance exists because the standard descriptions are thin — written largely for pediatric specialists, and nearly silent on the adults who live with PRRT2 undiagnosed for years. Where this site offers its own synthesis — the patterns we see across symptoms, the connections the brief summaries miss, and the lived experience of people who actually carry this gene — we mark it clearly, like this:

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**🧭 PRRT2.org Perspective**

*PRRT2.org's own perspective — our synthesis and lived experience, offered alongside the established science, not as established medical fact.*

When you see a box like this, you are reading the views of PRRT2.org — clearly separated from the established science around it, and always labeled as our own.
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## Why we do it this way

Being honest about what is established and what is our own perspective is exactly what makes the rest of this site trustworthy. We never want a reader — or a doctor — to wonder where a statement came from. The established science is sourced. Our perspective is labeled. Nothing is blurred together.

## A note on medical guidance

This site is for education and understanding. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for your own healthcare providers. Always discuss diagnosis and treatment decisions with a qualified professional who knows your situation.


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