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Find Your Tribe
When tragedy strikes and your world is turned upside down, how do you start to recover? Who do you turn to for advice, reassurance, support? Here, KCNQ2 mum Claire Audibert…
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…
Carlo’s Story
It was back in 1843 that Charles Dickens penned what would become the immortal Yuletide tale, A Christmas Carol. The miser Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas when he…
Gold Stars
A huge shout out to all our friends in the KCNQ2 Community for making the 2021 KCNQ2 Cure Virtual Summit such a smashing success. We are thrilled so many of…
A Focus on Food
Here at KCNQ2 Cure, especially during COVID-19, we find ourselves thinking a lot about food. Searching for new recipes. Recently, I caught up with a friend Down Under who has…
KCNQ2-DEE Clinical Trial
Xenon Pharmaceuticals is currently developing XEN496, which is a proprietary pediatric formulation of the active ingredient ezogabine, for the treatment of KCNQ2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (KCNQ2-DEE). Ezogabine was previously…
Ode to a Cure
Our KCNQ2 Cure pal Dr. Phillip Pearl is on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. Dr. Pearl is the Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s…
KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program
KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program We at the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance have spent the last few months split between wrangling our own families (who knew 2020 would give us…
This is us!!
THIS IS US! I don’t often share our private battle but it’s KCNQ2 awareness week March 1-7 and I want to be a part of the movement. So what is…
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 you’ve provided an organization. How do companies…