Read Jackie’s article on profound autism, be grateful she is an SRF Leader. https://helenjournal.org/april-2024/achieving-equity    Watch Brett’s 2 min talk on his son, he’s on your team too. https://x.com/UFDTech/status/1785111914168594894    Look at all these families that raise a quarter million dollars via #Sprint4Syngap 2024 syngap.fund/sprint24 - https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ  - $243k, 844 donors  - Kaia’s event was wonderful https://curesyngap1.org/syngap-warriors/kaia/ - Reef’s family...

SRF is a “Get-to…” not a “Have-to..”  Do something & Go big.  #S10e139 Talking with John Get vs Have (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5oBo9zcRUE)SRF is the same:- Raise Funds to Change the Future- Volunteer, contribute to a larger effort- Connect with other families- Share our experience to make broader knowledge- Learn from each other and scientists Raise Funds#Sprint4SYNGAP 2024 syngap.fund/sprint24 - https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ - Newsletter...

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER  - 1,400 strong, thank you Jess & team. https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-census-2024-update-61-in-q1-2024-total-1400/  - Stoke webinar: one of the most important considerations for deciding which disease to work on was, “…how strong is the patient advocacy group?”   - Stoke CMO Barry Ticho, MD, PhD, FACC during webinar 4/2/24 to discuss findings of STK-001   WELCOME AND CONNECT  - New parents are coming fast, reach out to them, tell them how much hope to...

Genetic Therapy Companies (ignoring small molecules, see our pipeline here https://curesyngap1.org/syngap1-related-disorder-therapeutic-pipeline/)    Stoke Therapeutics #StokedAboutStoke Presser: https://investor.stoketherapeutics.com/news-releases/news-release-details/stoke-therapeutics-announces-landmark-new-data-support-potential  I did call this in #S10e111 https://youtu.be/i6EZUrqsn2g?si=RN3SLR2vHCjgAiGt&t=706  This study started in #S10e83...

Do this study for UCB: https://Syngap.Fund/QOL24    Two killer publications: Boston - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/graglia_syngap-research-fund-announces-308000-multidisciplinary-activity-7173732255369035776-HC-9  Penn/ENDD -  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S153854422400021X  Email Info at CureSYNGAP1 dot org for PDFs!   Visit to UCSF - Exciting new proposal and wait for the Wilsey paper!   Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagFzSmYK8E    Repurposing is...

DC was epic, come next year! - Board Meeting and Leadership Team. - Rare on the Hill - Nancy, John, Vicky, Kathryn, Marta, Suzanne, Jess Johnson!   https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.v.jones/posts/pfbid02pMjKxryjDej62FM2RRA6afyU5JPkdB37dXzVrXMLFzjsWmRTQV2wtR3BNaaFcTK4l - Last week of Feb, don’t miss it.   #RareBrewCoffee has launched! https://rarebrewcoffee.com/ use code SRF10   Reflecting on the latest Rick Huganir paper - This was in part supported (as acknowledged) by our first grant, 5...

#S10e96 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCKK4Z7J2I   Rochester - Check.  I asked in #S10e132 to do this and you stepped up, thank you.  We hit 200!   Aparito time Fill this in: https://forms.gle/4EsW3wu8BG4TQrD7A    The intersection of biomarkers and repurposing: The latter could help us figure out which of the former to focus on which could be the difference between a drug making it.   Repurposing:  Friend message - “And I wanted to tell you about the worsening behavior with treatments: a...

A. MRD5 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/382611  B. SYNGAP1 NSID - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21237447/ (Hamdan, 2011) C. SYNGAP1 NDD - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128754/ (Kilinc, 2011) D. Confusing https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajmg.a.37189 (Parker, 2015)De Novo, Heterozygous, Loss-of-Function Mutations in SYNGAP1 Cause a Syndromic Form of Intellectual Disability E. SYNGAP1 DEE - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30541864/ (Vlaskamp, 2019) F....

TWO Gene therapy INDs approved in the past week! JAG201 for SHANK3 https://pmsf.org/breaking-news-from-jaguar-gene-therapy/ ETX101 for SCN1A https://encoded.com/press-releases/encoded-therapeutics-announces-us-ind-clearance-and-australian-cta-approval-for-dravet-syndrome-gene-therapy-candidate-etx101/    Mike’s Gene Therapy Cheat Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jwH5piRH9gOmylz-pCNd_DFnpEHJ6EkFyoaMjidBk6c/edit?usp=sharing    TAKE THE ROCHESTER...

SYNGAP1 is complex, we need to partner with our clinicians to improve care & get ready for repurposing.    #S10e131   Three patient stories… with the same conclusion, we don’t know enough about this disease.   - VNS, very few meds.  If that is appealing, look for the VNS parents. www.facebook.com/groups/syngap1vns/ - Little lady on Kepra finally getting a new drug. - Big man getting really odd care, based on EEG   These kids are so complicated and the system is just not ready.  We can...

All week on an article (coming soon), but still time to… Meet a couple of new parents, hi Stacey Miller.  Conf planning for LA is ON!  Stacey will be heading to Stanford. https://curesyngap1.org/events/conferences/syngap1-conference-2024/  See Corey's trip to NYC.  You need countable seizures to participate.  Watch his talk at the conf.https://youtu.be/Rwwdifsu1g8  Talk to STXBP1 about Natural History Studies.  This is something we need to think about together.  e.g. a consensus protocol...

I talked about Longboard in #S10e71 (August 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPoOjKBwPfY, and e65 and e67.  Here is the data: https://ir.longboardpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/longboard-pharmaceuticals-announces-positive-topline-data   Conf was really good, I got feedback from Industry today with a great idea: Theater program for trial recruitment.  Not too early to pre-register for LA! https://curesyngap1.org/events/conferences/syngap1-conference-2024/   Publications...

Over the break: Studies to do, Research & Press to read, Funds to raise, Resources to update, Resolve to Volunteer  #S10e128   A few studies to make sure you are in over the holidays!  One brand new! NEW!!! GLOBAL -  Every english speaking caregiver on earth: Rochester survey, 15 minutes, online. https://redcap.link/NDDCaregiverSurvey GLOBAL - Multiple Languages - #SRFunded - Every caregiver of a patient 17 years or older: Andrade Adult Surveys. [email protected] GLOBAL -...

12/28/20 - SRF Blog - https://curesyngap1.org/blog/10-reasons-we-chose-ciitizen-for-the-syngap1-digital-natural-history-study-srfdociitizen/   9/7/21 - Invitae Press Release Acquisition - https://ir.invitae.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2021/Invitae-to-Acquire-Ciitizen-to-Strengthen-its-Patient-Consented-Health-Data-Platform-to-Improve-Personal-Outcomes-and-Global-Research/default.aspx   9/20/22 - Praxis uses ciitzen data for FDA submission for SCN2A...

Today a SYNGAP1 patient was dosed with 4PB.  Thank you Dr. Grinspan!   Have you seen our new site? Thx Ed, Dan and team! www.cureSYNGAP1.org    Finances, we have two years of audited financials on https://curesyngap1.org/finances/    There are two reviews of the SYNGAP1 Conference and one of AES you need to read  S1 https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-conference-2023-science-day-a-summary/   S1 https://www.draccon.com/dracaena-report/syngap2023    AES...

ICD-11 = LD90.Y #LD90Y https://x.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1730629792137883800   Adult paper and study https://x.com/AledoNeuro/status/1726206128390848604   AES - Lots of SYNGAP1 incl paper with ciitizen data https://x.com/JillianLMcKee/status/1731420167672942878   RT23 - Science: Repurposing, VUS, Genetic Tx & Biomarkers  - Chow https://x.com/CNSdrughunter/status/1730233903602872424  - VUS https://x.com/CNSdrughunter/status/1730268276989571512  - Genetic Therapies...

Giving Tuesday, #SyngapConf, #FasterCures & Happy Thanksgiving - #S10e123   Giving Tuesday - 11/28/23 - https://Syngap.Fund/GT23 #SyngapConf https://Syngap.Fund/RT23   To help onsite with set up, registration, or anything else, contact Ashley ([email protected]), Kali ([email protected]), Corey ([email protected]) or Ed ([email protected]) or see them in Orlando! FasterCures https://www.harpercollins.com/products/faster-cures-michael-milken?variant=40641765802018   Bravo to...

Three Todos: 1 - Come to the #SRFconf and be sure to buy dinner tickets! https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/professionals/syngap1-roundtable-2023-syngap-research-fund  2 - DC Families, go to this 11/14 event EAN matters: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/c7OkLF5nz 3 - Sign up for NET Study, email [email protected] check out #S10e122 and the #SRFFrazier Release if you are not up to date. (14 so far, ½ returning) https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006753   EEGS MATTER To get an EEG Biomarker, you...

Study Invitation - Everyone with a laptop can help us make an easy at home validated measure to de risk clinical trials.  Sign up now for this #SRFunded effort - #S10e122 #SRFFrazier  We need endpoints and assessment tools.  We can help make it happen with this study.  Let’s get to 100 participants.     #SRFFrazier Grant 1 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/syngap-research-fund-announces-srffrazier-grant-to-dr-thomas-frazier-of-john-carroll-university-301219503.html    How to join...

“The grant will fund the computational analysis of SYNGAP1  missense variants and the construction of an online server called SynGAP Missense (SGM) server providing clinicians and others open access to the modeling and bioinformatics results.”   Types of mutations https://youtu.be/xYOK-yzUWSI    SYNGAP1 on Alphafold https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/F6SEU4    Dr. Underbake on Disordered/Unstructured Proteins https://youtu.be/Q11q_m_tV88?si=Ix9Gr7RSiCdFCgqH&t=830    Common...

#SyngapConf Conference Agenda Announced! https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/uniting-for-progress-the-fifth-annual-syngap1-conference-hosted-by-syngap-research-fund-srf-will-take-place-november-30th-in-orlando-florida-syngapconf    Register for the Conference! 37 Days until the Conference - Sign up by Halloween. https://secure.givelively.org/event/syngap-research-fund-incorporated/syngap1-conference-2023-hosted-by-syngap-research-fund-srf   Dinner is Separate - Join...

My trip summary to CHOP. Melissa and her family are remarkable. “Doing this for the next generation.”   Why are we afraid to hope?  Because fear is winning.  Everything comes from Fear or Love.  Focus on the love.  Feed that one. https://www.demellospirituality.com/love-or-fear/ https://www.urbanbalance.com/the-story-of-two-wolves/    #UFDCure Cannonball - October 4-6 $128,075.83 so far at...

#SyngapCensus https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/syngapcensus-2023-update-59-in-q3-2023-total-1-297 #UFDCure Cannonball - October 4-6 https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/cannonball Effie on CBall https://effieparks.com/podcast/effisode-074-syngap-cannonball-for-a-cure Pre-party https://x.com/UFDTech/status/1709366677261987862   Scramble - October 7, 2023 Stories...

CALLS TO ACTION Plan on Rare on the Hill - Week of February 25th in DC Watch #S10e96 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCKK4Z7J2I Timeline https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rare-disease-week-2023/rare-disease-week-agenda-2024/  Apply for support https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CJPHMS9   Take this surveySurvey https://unmcmmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bxObDOAeWxesIBM  Tweet https://x.com/PedsGCAbby/status/1706446478904811750    Great papers Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in...