TEAM FRAXA
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What is Team FRAXA?
Welcome to TEAM FRAXA! Our members participate in athletic events to benefit more than their own health. With every step they help the FRAXA Research Foundation get closer to a cure. Join TEAM FRAXA today! With your support, the FRAXA Research Foundation can continue to accelerate progress toward finding effective treatments and a cure for Fragile X. If you would like to donate money to a specific Team FRAXA member- Click on ''Member Pages'' at the top and select the members name from the list.
Team FRAXA Member Benefits
-Guaranteed entry into one of our featured races!
-Team FRAXA "Racing For a Cure" Race Shirt!
-Training Program!
-Fundraising Guide!
-A personal fundraising webpage!
Featured Race
2008 Marine Corp Marathon
Team FRAXA has partnered up with the Marine Corp Marathon for our first charity campaign. The running of the 2008 Marine Corp Marathon will be held in Washington D.C. on October 26th, 2008. This year's race sold out in 5 days. Not to worry!! Team FRAXA has been given 25 race slots and you a chance to run for a great cause in this premiere event. Click "Join Team FRAXA" at the top of this page for more details.
What is Fragile X and FRAXA?
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited mental impairment. This impairment can range from learning disabilities to more severe cognitive or intellectual disabilities. (Sometimes referred to as mental retardation.) FXS is the most common known cause of autism or "autistic-like" behaviors. Symptoms also can include characteristic physical and behavioral features and delays in speech and language development. For more information, please vist www.fraxa.org
About FRAXA:
FRAXA's mission is to accelerate progress toward effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X, by directly funding the most promising research.
FRAXA also supports families affected by Fragile X and raises awareness of this important but virtually unknown disease.
FRAXA was founded in 1994 by three parents of children with Fragile X, Katie Clapp, Michael Tranfaglia MD, and Kathy May, to support scientific research aimed at finding a treatment and a cure for Fragile X. Fragile X research is drastically underfunded, considering its high prevalence, prospects for a cure, and the promise that this research holds for advancing understanding of other disorders like autism, Alzheimer's disease, and X-linked mental retardation.
Fragile X
