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Welcome to Rainbows Down Under!
My rainbow on the web dedicated to families and children everywhere who are effected by Trisomy 18 and other rare Trisomic disorders.
This special rainbow was given to us by Sue
It's a real Aussie rainbow from Portland, Victoria!
The main focus of this site is Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13 and other related chromosomal disorders.
The reason for my interest in these disorders began in 1994 when I gave birth to the most beautiful little boy, Alexander. Alex was born with Mosaic Trisomy 18. He is now
15 years old. An amazing, remarkable young man who continues to inspire and delight all that know him.
After I received Alexander's diagnosis, I, like so many others went looking for more information and support. Sadly I found very little here in Australia where we live. What was available tended to be very medically orientated, negative and, as I found out, quite outdated. Eventually after much searching I discovered
SOFT (Support Organisation For Trisomy 18, 13 and related disorders). My life changed dramatically, at last I found understanding and information.
Talking with other parents and reading their stories helped me so much. However the paucity of accurate information about Trisomy continues to distress me. These pages are my attempt to link others and help spread more accurate and up to date information about Trisomy and related disorders.
Grab yourself a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy your visit. I hope that you will find this site educational, rewarding and an inspiration to
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What's New?
On 16th September 2009 a landmark new
study was released that may shed new light on the cause and therefore we
hope the prevention of human chromosomal birth defects.
The research was completed at Florida
State University by Hong-Guo Yu is and published in the Journal of Cell
Biology
"Long term, we hope to
achieve a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind
chromosomal birth defects and see our research contribute to the creation
of targeted interventions during meiosis."
Hong-Guo Yu
Florida State University Department of Biological Science
To read more about the study please visit
the web site of Florida State University
To purchase a copy of the study please
visit the Journal of Cell Biology
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