Request for Applications: Pilot Grants for Research on Pitt Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS) - 0 views
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MiamiOH OARS on 05 Sep 14Two $55,000 pilot grants will be available to investigators conducting research on Pitt Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS). Pitt Hopkins Syndrome is due to a deficiency in the TCF4 gene and is characterized by severe intellectual disability and developmental delay. Other symptoms include episodic hyperventilation and/or breath-holding (55%-60%), recurrent seizures/epilepsy (40%-50%), gastrointestinal issues, and distinctive facial features. The Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation would like to focus this research on finding therapeutics and a cure for this debilitating syndrome and are not in interested in natural history studies.