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Over 1200 families are caring for a loved one with the rare disease ”SynGAP” resulting from a variant of the SYNGAP1 gene. This 10 minute weekly podcast is for them. A quick summary of the latest news in the space. The host is Mike Graglia, co-founder & managing director of the SynGAP Research Fund. SRF is a parent-led, all volunteer public charity in the US that strives to accelerate research into treatments for SYNGAP1 so that we can help our loved ones in a timeframe that matters. Learn more at https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/
Episodes
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
#SYNGAP10 - Ep. 18 - "Seizures, Communication, Behavior, Sleep, Other" Is that right?
- https://Syngap.Fund/CTR - $26k and growing.
- Birthday Fundraisers, $25 per $250, we will find and thank you!
- https://Syngap.Fund/blog - Make sure to read the latest on variants
- Events: Webinar & Meetups
- https://syngap.fund/webinar - Next week, Saturday, July 17th @ 9 Pacific.
- San Diego Family Meetup - SRF Syngap Meet-Up, July 28th @ 3 pm, Details in SRF NA Group.
- Beach Haven, NJ Meetup - August 1st 11-5, details in the SRF NY Group. Caren will come! https://Syngap.Fund/caren t-shirts.
- 121 Warriors - https://syngap.fund/warrior - Egypt, Texas, Quebec & Argentina. Great work.
- We are working on a poster for a meeting, stay tuned, we are learning it’s not easy to explain this life… a couple of stories
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- Order of Symptoms
- 8 weeks from Seizure to Dx in Ireland, wow, 3.5. Great work Temple St, Dublin.
- Meds overload. Always check levels and loop with doctors…
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
#SYNGAP10 - Episode 17 - 2 July 2021
- Thanks for listening, now please share!
- Newsletter: https://Syngap.Fund/July
- Census: https://Syngap.Fund/Census Honestly, it’s low. Remember Covid.
- Frazier: 7/17 9 AM https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/webinars/improving-the-assessment-of-syngap1-by-creating-online-measures-for-parents-and-patients
- Palma: 8/19 10 AM https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/webinars/interpretation-of-syngap1-variants-srf
- Just talking yesterday to someone who redid testing: Genetic Testing needs to be updated every few years.
- July 1 paper: “We strongly recommend that ES/GS be considered as a first- or second-tier test for patients with CA/DD/ID.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41436-021-01242-6
- Time for some fundraising: https://Syngap.Fund/CTR Deal done, Board reviewed. Post-docs staffed. Let’s make it happen… everyone can help.
- Remember, SRF is the best deal ever: https://syngap.fund/smartdonors
- Subscribe at https://syngap.fund/10
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
- REMINDER - Put your own mask on first.
- THANKS - #syngapLOVE photos were great, check out our header image
- THANKS - DISORDER Channel - Thank you for Dad’s mention. https://www.facebook.com/rarediseasefilmfestival/videos/924558798278718
- GIVE - https://Syngap.Fund/CTR - We need to raise some money folks!
- WORK - Fundraisers are getting real, need to organize some events, email Peter@syngapresearchfund.org
- PROGRESS - Ciitizens got gift cards! Yeah, sign up now. Ciitizen.com/SYNGAP1
- STORY - ICD-10 Story of two codes: F78.A1 is our one and only code. https://syngap.fund/icd10
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
- 3 days until June 21st!
- Take photos with the flyer https://syngap.fund/love = https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/share-your-love-for-someone-with-syngap1-for-splash4syngap
- Use hashtag #SYNGAPlove & #Splash4SYNGAP
- Syngap.fund/biomarker = https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/srf-grant-to-boston-childrens-for-natural-history-biomarker-development
- Syngap.fund/BCH = https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/srf-grant-to-boston-childrens-for-natural-history-biomarker-development
ICD-10
- EveryLife case study! https://everylifefoundation.org/icd-code-roadmap/#toggle-id-13
- Dravet Business Cards. Copying is great! Copy us.
- ONE YEAR SOONER: Reminder why all this matters https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/oneyearsooner
- Rett Press Release https://www.prweb.com/releases/rett_syndrome_research_trust_announces_development_o[…]on_ability_of_individuals_with_rett_syndrome/prweb18012275.htm
- DUKE FDA GRANT https://populationhealth.duke.edu/news/orca-measure-expands-more-neurodevelopmental-diseases
- Tell your parents about https://syngap.fund/grand = https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/loving-a-grandchild-with-syngap1
- Also had the c.333del (6!) and regular wednesday bit.ly/SRFHH at 5 PM Pacific.
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
- We are seeing some great photos! https://Syngap.fund/Love which is https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/share-your-love-for-someone-with-syngap1-for-splash4syngap #SyngapLove
COMMUNITY
- I don’t want the questions. It’s hard to go out in public, our kids are so damn cute.
- Connecting on a gene/geno pheno. https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/understanding-your-genetic-report-with-syngap1-a-rare-disease
BLOGS
- Check out life expectancy blog. https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/whats-the-life-expectancy-of-someone-with-syngap1
- SRF Equine Therapy Articles, http://syngap.fund/horse which is https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/hippotherapy-equine-therapy-syngap1
UPENN
- Thx Dr. Heller for your impressive progress report!
- Speaking of UPenn! #MDBR21SRF tomorrow! Thanks Aaron Harding and support the team at Syngap.Fund/GIVE
- Coba Press Release https://syngap.fund/coba2
- #Rarecast with Nasha Fitter of Ciitizen. https://syngap.fund/RCNF
- Sign up for Ciitizen: Ciitizen.com/SYNGAP1
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
SYNGAP10 - Ep. 6 - 16 April 2021
- SRF Newsletter yesterday, make sure you sign up!
- SSB is off and running.
- Webinars, another tomorrow in Spanish
- Sprint next Saturday - April 24th
- Celebrating Caren is now live and about to go on the circuit thanks Nancy, Daniel & illumina
- SSB - Seizure sleep and behavior
- Do the surveys! Links are in the newsletter and here:
- syngap.fund/ssb-Behavior
- syngap.fund/ssb-sleep
- syngap.fund/ST
- STXBP1 has joined ciitizen - Now they are joining SYNGAP1, FOXG1 Tess Research (slc13a5), Rett
SCN2A via Praxis, SCN8A & BPAN - Tom Frazier (Autism Speaks, CSO) has completed Phase 1 of NET, now working on the tool. He was just on the Today Show 2 weeks ago. - Here we are partnering with Malan, PTEN & ADNP.
- Sprint4Syngap is going strong: $69k+! Way to go #TeamMyla!
- FondoSyngap.org is live, great work Vicky & Marta!
- We asked for an ICD10 code over a year ago - CDKL5, Dravet, Angleman's all have one, what's going on?
- You’re not alone, reach out: Mike@SyngapResearchFund.org
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
- Birthday Fundraiser was a great success! https://syngap.fund/m46
- Make sure to watch this video from Brett - https://youtu.be/pp9_hTvr2eM
- ILOVE SOMEONE WITH SYNGAP1 https://syngap.fund/love aka https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/share-your-love-for-someone-with-syngap1-for-splash4syngap
- Learn more at SyngapResearchFund.org
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
SynGAP10 - Ep. 12 - 28 May 2021 - IPSCs, Ciitizens, Sleep Webinar, NET Webinar, Birthday Party on FB!
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
SYNGAP10 - Episode 11 - May 21st, 2021 - We must be hopeful - and it makes sense to be so.
- Understand where science is today with Erik, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rarecast/id954082143?i=1000519319382
- Kyle’s tweet: Fundraising raises awareness. https://twitter.com/kyleabryant/status/1394413673016446981
- Effie’s Once Upon a Gene episode: It’s Ok that your not OK https://effieparks.com/podcast/episode-080-megan-devine
- My birthday fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/donate/465934367824427/4350219688321412/
- List of things you can do for SRF: https://Syngap.fund/clicks
- Remember especially to tell us about the doctors you have seen via https://Syngap.Fund/docs
- https://SyngapResearchFund.org
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
SYNGAP10 - Ep. 10 - 14 May 2021 - Scales, Grands, Ciitizens, Kayo, iPSC
- Validated Scales
- Congrats to the ORCA Team at Duke https://syngap.fund/orca
- Join Dr. Frazier to learn more about the NET www.syngapresearchfund.org/families/resources/webinars
- Grand parents article https://syngap.fund/grand
- Thank you Barbara for this article https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/loving-a-grandchild-with-syngap1
- Join the Group there is a link in the article - Peer connection is so key
- Ciitizen
- US sign ups continue! Every patient matters/. https://www.ciitizen.com/syngap1/
- International is open! Same link, but you must collect and upload.
- Ashley Evans, the co-founder of SRF, gave an interview with Kayo - https://Syngap.fund/Kayo
- IPSCs - We are in the home stretch of accelerating treatments via making iPSCs available