Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Is there a cure for fragile X??


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here are some links...there are support organizations and clinical trials...Fragile X syndromehttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?... (fragile X clinical trials)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search;... (clinical trials associated with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbde... (NORD鈥croll down for support organizations)
http://www.fraxa.org/ (fragile X research foundation)
http://www.conquerfragilex.org/... (conquer fragile X organization)
http://www.fraxa.org/research_summaryfin... (towards treatments and a cure)
http://www.fraxa.org/research_summaryfin... (most promising research)
http://www.fraxa.org/research_summaryfin... (developments of the mGluR theory)
http://www.fraxa.org/aboutfraxa_resource... (Publications)
http://www.fragilex.org.uk/ (fragile X society in the UK)
http://www.fragilex.org.uk/show_content. (support and information service in the UK)
http://www.letthemhear.org/ (let them hear foundation)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/f... (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pu... (Fragile X publications from NICHHD)
http://www.conquerfragilex.org/about_res... (fragile X resources..organizations, books and publications)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispo... (fragile X on OMIM)
http://www.genome.gov/19518828 (fragile X on the National Human Genome Institute)
http://www.thearc.org/netcommunity/page. (society to help with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
http://www.new-horizons.org/ (organization to help the disabled..resource)
http://www.new-horizons.org/faqcat.html... (frequently asked questions about disability help)3 books on disease symptoms and treatmentsyou could also get these books on ebay or amazon or a half price book store. (last two are very similar)..
1.Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
2.Handbook of Diseases (Lippencott)
3.Professional Guide to Diseases (Springhouse)
Pre pregnancy genetic testing and counseling is the only one I know of. That would certainly stop reproduction of this horrid disease.
No unfortunately it is something you are born with and there is not cure but I have heard they are doing experimental studies with gene therapy.
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