World Fragile X Day • Raising Fragile X Awareness on July 22

World Fragile X Day raises awareness and highlights progress of research for Fragile X syndrome

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July 22, 2024

Every year on July 22, FRAXA Research Foundation and partners celebrate World Fragile X Day with communities around the world. Join Us!

World Fragile X Day celebrates families impacted by Fragile X and highlights advancements of research to find effective treatments and ultimately a cure. On World Fragile X Day we shine a light on Fragile X by illuminating monuments and landmarks around the world. We gather with friends and family to celebrate loved ones who shine in the face of Fragile X. FRAXA launched World Fragile X Day in 2021.

As the most common inherited single gene cause of autism, Fragile X is the best key we have to solving autism. Treatments for Fragile X are also likely to help people who have Alzheimer’s or other brain disorders.

Join Us: Raise Fragile X Awareness

World Fragile X Day is for everyone. No event or activity is too small to help raise awareness. All are welcome to participate and join in the fun!

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Ways You Can Help

  • Spread the word about World Fragile X Day on social media.
  • Organize a “Learn about Fragile X” event in schools, in your community, or through online platforms.
  • Share your story with local TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, and other media outlets.

Fragile X Research Progress

What will effective treatments or a cure for Fragile X look like? It’s a question we all ask at some point. Will it be a pill taken every day for life? Will it be combinations of medicines, tailored to each individual? Will it be a protein replacement injection once a week? Will it be a one-time gene therapy infusion that fixes every cell in the body at the same instant?

The answer is probably all of the above. Effective treatments and a cure for Fragile X isn’t a pipe dream. It’s a process, and FRAXA Research Foundation is right in the thick of it.

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