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Supporting Research for KCNQ2-Related Disorders
The KCNQ2 Biorepository Through our partnership with COMBINEDBrain, the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance has started to generate a collection of biological samples, called a biorepository. Different types of biological materials have…
2025 KCNQ2 Roadshow Coming to a City Near You?
2025 KCNQ2 Roadshow: Join the Movement to Advance Research in Your City CLICK TO PARTICIPATE đ KCNQ2 Cure Is Coming to You in 2025 We invite individuals with a confirmed…
The Power of 10
KCNQ2 Cure 10th Anniversary: Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Community This year, KCNQ2 Cure turns 10. Double digits! We can scarcely believe it, either. Weâve come a long way.…
How my daughter’s medical history is a Tool Towards a CURE
My daughter Ella was only a month old when the neurologist at the third hospital she was sent to that month said, âJust go home and love her. We donât…
KCNQ2 Cure and Invitae/Ciitizen partner on new observational study
The KCNQ2 Cure Alliance is excited to announce that we have partnered with Invitae Ciitizen to develop an Observational Study for patients affected by KCNQ2-DEE. Invitae Ciitizen has developed an…
How do matching gift programs work?
What is a matching gift? A matching gift is a charitable donation your company gives on your behalf. It is based on donations youâve provided an organization. How do companies…
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Joins Epilepsy Foundation Research Roundtable
On March 21-22, I had the opportunity to represent the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance at the 2019 Research Roundtable for Epilepsy organized by the Epilepsy Foundation. Now in its fourth year,…
Rare Disease Legislative Advocates
Last week I spent two days around the halls of Congress, lobbying as part of the Rare Disease Week activities on Capitol Hill, organized by the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates…
KCNQ2: Whatâs in the Alphabet Soup?
Experts have known for some time what the KCNQ2 gene does, and it was named accordingly â âKâ for the scientific symbol for potassium, âCNâ as an abbreviation for channel,…