Team Alejandro is Back! The friends and family of 9-year old Alejandro Jimenez have formed “Team Alejandro” for the 3rd year in a row to “Run to Beat Wolfram Syndrome.” On March 24, 2013, Team Alejandro will participate in The Oakland Running Festival in honor of 9-year old Alejandro, Raquel, and all of the children […]
TEAM ALEJANDRO IS BACK! The friends and family of 10-year old Alejandro Jimenez have formed “Team Alejandro” for the 4th year in a row to “Run to Beat Wolfram Syndrome.” On March 23, 2014, Team Alejandro will participate in The Oakland Running Festival in honor of 10-year old Alejandro, Raquel Gebel, and all of the children affected by Wolfram syndrome. Please […]
A great time was had by all at the 2nd Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Guests enjoyed an evening hosted by KMOV’s Steve Savard and St. Louis Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher. Over 3000 eggs filled with Merbs chocolates and fabulous prizes were distributed across the grounds of Grant’s Farm […]
J.T. Snow leads fight against genetic disorder By Shayna Rubin HAMLIN MANSION — Giants right fielder Hunter Pence went straight from a sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies to swanky Pacific Heights to partake in another competition Sunday night. Pence joined former Giant J.T. Snow at the historic Hamlin Mansion for the Snowman Classic: An iron chef-like cocktail competition to raise money […]
Kim Wamback and Team Ian Take On The Rev3 Triathlon To Support Wolfram Syndrome Research Kim Wamback, an experienced marathoner and triathlete, participated in her first iron distance (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) Rev3 Triathlon on September 7, 2014 in Sandusky, OH. Kim ran in honor of her 13 year old […]
2008 – Studies show that WFS1 is one of top ten causative candidate genes for T2D. (ref 5). 2010 – Wolfram Syndrome International Registry and Research Clinic started. 2011 – Snow Fund contributes to Research Clinic beginning in year two and to Permutt lab research 2011. 2012 – Dr. Permutt dies June 6, 2012. 2012 […]
Wolfram syndrome Links Of Interest Please click on the links listed below to visit other web sites that can help you find more information to obtain knowledge on Wolfram syndrome. Washington University School of Medicine – Wolfram Syndrome Blog Wolfram syndrome (OMIM) Wolfram syndrome Family support: Worldwide Society of Wolfram syndrome Families UK Wolfram Syndrome […]
October 26, 2012 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $2.7 million grant to detect and analyze differences in the brains of children with a rare illness, Wolfram syndrome. The disorder, which is caused by mutations in a single gene, includes a severe form of diabetes, hearing and vision loss […]
Compiled By: Tamara Hershey, Ph.D., Bess Marshall, M.D., Fumi Urano, M.D., Ph.D. and the WU Wolfram Study Group members Overview This past year has been an exciting but also difficult one for our group and for the Wolfram community. While we have made great gains in our research efforts, we also lost our friend, colleague […]
August 7, 2012 Inflammation and cell stress play important roles in the death of insulin-secreting cells and are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that afflicts children with many symptoms, including juvenile-onset diabetes. The bright green spots are TXNIP molecules, potential treatment targets for […]
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