It’s Something I Need to Consider
‘‘It’s Something I Need to Consider” Decisions About Carrier Screening for Fragile X Syndrome in a Population of Non-Pregnant Women”
Archibald AD, Jaques AM, Wake S, Collins VR, Cohen J, Metcalfe SA. 2009 – Am J Med Genet Part A 149A:2731–2738
New clinic preparation structure
Dear all, I hope everyone is doing well. In light of recent reviews of our clinic operation, we have made a few changes to our clinic preparation. Please note the following changes: – instead of booking clinics prior to other requirements, we will now be requiring patients to complete all preclinic steps (including appointments and […]
Richies Community Benefits
Ritchies has generously added our organisation to their list of donation recipients. All you need to do is nominate our organisation and when you shop at any Ritchies store, a percentage of the profit goes to us to continue our work in supporting and educating families with Fragile X Syndrome. More details on the Ritchies […]
Old FXS testing "Frax E"
As our DNA testing technology improves, we have been able to focus on the genetic cause of Fragile X syndrome. Older techniques, originally looking at the chromosome (package of many genes), used to identifiy an additional cause for Fragile X syndrome – Frax E. Although it is caused by a different gene on the X […]
Research into Carrier Screening
As a result of research into Carrier Screening, we have had a paper published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics ‘‘It’s Something I Need to Consider” Decisions About Carrier Screening for Fragile X Syndrome in a Population of Non-Pregnant Women – Archibald AD, Jaques AM, Wake S, Collins VR, Cohen J, Metcalfe SA. 2009 […]