Researchers
Research is critical to creating a brighter future for children with Trisomy 18 syndrome and other related disorders. The Trisomy 18 Foundation is committed to funding research that seeks to reduce or eliminate the life-threatening and quality of life challenges facing patients with Trisomy 18. We also share research study opportunities with our Trisomy 18 syndrome community to further research the treatment and care of those impacted by the disorder.
Together, we can advance treatment options for Trisomy 18 and offer hope for our children’s futures.
Clinical Research
Each year in the United States, about one out of every 2,000 pregnancies are impacted by a Trisomy 18 diagnosis. That’s thousands of infants a year whose lives are impacted by the condition. And far too many of these children will never have the opportunity to take their first breaths.
Current research studies are exploring the basic biological processes of development to improve our understanding of how genes and other factors direct the transformation from a single cell into a complete being. A more advanced understanding of that process could help reveal what can go wrong along the way to result in chromosome 18 appearing three times (trisomy) rather than twice in the cells of the body and allow scientists to have a better understanding of how the extra chromosome disrupts fetal development.
Research into advanced treatment options for children born with Trisomy 18, such as corrective surgeries, therapies and other forms of care, can also help reduce or eliminate life-threatening and quality of life challenges that children with Trisomy 18 face so that they can live longer, healthier lives.
Research Funding
That’s why the Trisomy 18 Foundation is committed to providing grants to researchers with the goal of understanding the cause of Trisomy 18 and developing new ways to treat the condition.
Your research is critical to creating a brighter future for people with Trisomy 18 syndrome. We are here as a resource for you, whether you are a researcher or clinical scientist conducting research to understand the impact of Trisomy 18 on fetal development or to find therapies and treatment options to improve the outcomes for children born with the condition.
Our Research Program focuses on these goals:
Please contact us if you have a research opportunity we might partner on together.