BRIDGE THE GAP - SYNGAP EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
A mutation in the SYNGAP1 gene results in non-syndromic intellectual disability in children ranging from moderate to severe with attention deficits, impulsivity, and/or mood disorders. 85% of the children also have epilepsy. In recent findings SYNGAP1 has been identified as one of the top single genes linked to autism and top 10 linked to schizophrenia. However, we need to improve our ability to accurately diagnose this specific disease and the percentage is unknown of how many of these children’s and adults have been diagnosed with autism. Most children benefit from occupational, physical and speech therapy emphasizing that early diagnoses and developmental intervention is important to insure that affected children reach their full potential. Currently there are no treatments as researchers and clinicians are still trying to understand the biology of the disease. It is projected that SYNGAP1 mutations affect tens of thousands of people worldwide and are suffering from this debilitating neurological disorder.
About This Cause
SYNGAP1 Foundation, formerly Bridge the Gap – SYNGAP Education and Research Foundation (501(c) 3) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve, educate and fund research for families coping with the effects of SYNGAP1 mutations. Your generous contribution will be used for life changing programs that will benefit children with rare diseases. Our international outreach for SYNGAP1 children gathers critical information, which is needed to drive research towards more immediate therapeutic solutions. Bridge the Gap - SYNGAP Education and Research Foundation relies on the generosity of sponsors to offset the expenses associated with researching SYNGAP1. Bridge the Gap-SYNGAP mission is to improve the quality of life for people affected by SYNGAP1 and provide family support, accelerating research and raising awareness every family and every child with SYNGAP1 provides information that can guides us to a cure. See our website for our programs including an international registry for SYNGAP1 patients.