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	<description>Offering a message of hope to persons with Down Syndrome.</description>
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		<title>Celebrating a Turning Point in the Perception of Intellectual Disability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[50 years ago today, December 6, 1962, Jérôme Lejeune received the first Kennedy Prize from President John F. Kennedy for his discovery of the genetic cause of Down syndrome, and for his commitment to continued research and care of those with genetic intellectual disabilities. Jérôme Lejeune’s discovery in 1958, and its recognition at the White [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rimini 2012: &#8220;What is Man that You Keep Him in Mind&#8221;JLF USA Newsletter &#8211; Volume 1, Number 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, Thank you for your continued interest in the Jerome Lejeune Foundation, USA. We hope you enjoy this latest newsletter. Please feel free to forward it on to your friends. Also, please keep an eye out for developments at our website over the next few months. Thanks to a very generous grant we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation USA Announces Its First Grants Awarded to U.S. Researchers Working in Genetic Intellectual Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 2, 2012. The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, USA announces the first grants awarded by the U.S. Foundation to 3 researchers working in the area of genetic intellectual disability. The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation was established in Paris France in 1996 to continue the legacy of Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, the geneticist who discovered the genetic cause of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Down Syndrome Day &#8211; 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TREATING DOWN SYNDROME: A NEW ERA OF CLINICAL TRIALS March 21, 2012. In observance of March 21, World Down Syndrome Day, the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation is preparing a report on the latest significant advances in therapeutic research for intellectual disabilities of genetic origin. Fifty years after the prestigious Kennedy Prize was awarded to Professor Jérôme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Committed to Finding a Cure for Down SyndromeJLF USA Newsletter &#8211; Volume 1, Number 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Afternoon Friends, People with Down syndrome and other genetic intellectual disabilities need your help! Life changing treatments will soon be a reality, but there is so much more to do. There are approximately 400,000 individuals with Down syndrome in the U.S., but according to recent statistics only $20 million in federal funding is provided [...]]]></description>
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