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RSRT UK has only one focus; to accelerate treatment for Rett Syndrome. We need funds from the Big Give Christmas Challenge to support our committment to the highly innovative research project part-funded by last year's challenge, at the lab of Jonathan Kipnis Ph.D., at the University of Virginia.
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Situation
Rett Syndrome strikes previously healthy little girls around the age of 18 months and robs them of their speech and mobility, leaving them with debilitating disabilities and medical problems for life. There is no cure. But in 2007, Rett Syndrome was reversed in a lab model of the disorder. Without significant funds, it could take 10-20 years to translate these research developments into real treatment. For many girls living with Rett Syndrome today, this cure will come too late.
Solution
Last year's BG Christmas Challenge enabled families of daughters with Rett Syndrome to have a direct impact on their child's future by aggressively fundraising to support a cutting edge research project exploring a new therapeutic approach for Rett Syndro