Commemorate World Fragile X Day July 22nd
Together for Awareness, Together for Hope What is Fragile X syndrome? A genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene. Located on the X chromosome. Required for normal cognitive development and synaptic function in the brain. In individuals with FXS, there is an abnormal expansion of the CGG triplet repeat in the FMR1 […]
Rare diseases are not Rare!!!
When the baby is born, the first thing people say is he/she has a close resemblance to father or mother. Rare Genetic Disease: The RARE genetic disease comprises approximately 7,000 different diseases affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. In the world, every minute, ten children are born with rare genetic diseases. Why does this […]