As some of you may be aware, part of our fundraising efforts come in the shape of the very exciting Entertainment Book each year. This book contains endless discount coupons from brands such as Hoyts, Grill’d, Dan Murphy’s, Coles, Woolworths, travel... Read more
Hello Everybody, It is that time of year again, where we ask you to renew your annual membership to the Fragile X Alliance (FXA) Inc. A small expense ($44) goes a long way to helping us provide medical and educational support to the fragile X community. Please see... Read more
Study: Informed decision making and psychosocial outcomes in pregnant and nonpregnant women offered population fragile X carrier screening The results of this study, conducted by scientists at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne,... Read more
By Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne This study involved non-pregnant women, and women up to 13 weeks pregnant, recruited from obstetric and GP clinics. The finding was that population screening causes minimal psychosocial harms,... Read more
‘‘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 Download – PDF... Read more
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... Read more
