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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 Click to Continue Reading…
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World Down Syndrome Day - 2012
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 Click to Continue Reading…
Musicians with Down Syndrome to Play Royal Wedding
An Austrian band made up mostly of musicians with Down syndrome has two big gigs next year: royal weddings in Britain and Monaco. According to the AP, Josef Schoerkmayr – head of the No Problem Orchestra – says the group was contacted by organizers of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s big day on April 29, as well Click to Continue Reading…
Publications
The father of modern genetics, Jérôme Lejeune, discovered the extra chromosome 21 responsible for the condition known as Down Syndrome-which is called Trisomy 21. He received many international awards, including the Kennedy Foundation Award and the William Allan Memorial Award of the American Society of Human Genetics. Inspired by a deep belief that a cure Click to Continue Reading…
Newsletters
Committed to Finding a Cure for Down Syndrome
JLF USA Newsletter - Volume 1, Number 1
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 Click to Continue Reading…
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the October 11 Declaration by JFK
Jérôme Lejeune and President John F. Kennedy, Pioneers of Advocacy for those with Down Syndrome October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and various advocacy organizations across the country are conducting “Buddy Walks” to raise funds for research and to increase awareness among Americans of Down syndrome, or Trisomy 21, and other genetic intellectual disabilities. As Click to Continue Reading…
