BC Place lights up in advance of Fragile X Awareness Day
July 21st, 2020
BC Place will light up teal tonight in advance of Fragile X Awareness Day on Wednesday, July 22nd.
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of autism and intellectual disabilities. It affects 1 in 4,000 boys and 1 in 6,000 girls worldwide.
Fragile X syndrome occurs when a single gene on the X chromosome shuts down. This gene makes a protein needed for normal brain development. In FXS it does not work properly, the protein is not made, and the brain does not develop as it should.
For more information, visit www.fraxa.org
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Duncan Blomfield
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Tel: (604) 661-7360 Email: DBlomfield@bcpavco.com