New research study

Exceptional Parent, The, July, 2007

The Ring Chromosome 20 Foundation recently announced that it will be funding a new research study on ring chromosome 20 syndrome at the Spinner Laboratory of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Ring chromosome 20 syndrome is a chromosome disorder that causes refractory epilepsy, the most difficult type of epilepsy to treat.

It is likely to be a rare condition and most probably under-diagnosed since chromosomal analysis is not commonly done when epilepsy is first diagnosed and because diagnosis is so often delayed by several years. For more information on this study please visit: www.ring-chromosome-20.org.