My name is Adam and my younger annoying sister is Lea. It is no so long ago that we entered the world and we’ve already had the first serious flop… Sanfilippo. What can we say – each of us had a 25% of having this defect, because of mutations of one damn gen. And guess what – both of us have it. Well, what can we do… our parents made their research and it turned out that there is hope for us! But this topic is tackled in other sections of this website. Here you will find a little bit of information about us. Although we have this crap disorder, we are very cool and adorable kids.
History of
Adam
&
Lea
fighting versus
Mucopolysaccharidosis typ III (MPSIII) also known as Sanfilippo disease
Our story
What is this Sanfilippo or mucopolysaccharidosis typ III (MPSIII)?
If you have never heard this name before – do not worry. This is a rare metabolic genetic disease, in which so called mucopolysaccharides are being excessively accumulated within various body cells. This is caused by a lack or deficiency of a specific enzyme needed to break down those mucopolysaccharides. MPSIII is a fatal disease. It is difficult to diagnose as at the beginning the children are developing normally, even though they are being born with a defective gene. The disease is a progressive disorder that mainly affects central nervous system. Over time, brain cells are being filled with waste, which owing to the lack of the enzyme, is not processed as it normally would be. The brain is gradually being impaired which results in children’s hyperactivity, insomnia, loss of speech and cognitive skills, mental retardation, heart problems, seizures, loss of mobility, dementia and eventually death usually before adulthood (on average, 15 years of age).
How can I help?
Donation in Germany
Sanfilippo Initiative e.V.
Praunheimer Landstr. 156, 60488 Frankfurt am Main
Bank account:
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
IBAN: DE98550205000001499200
BIC: BFSWDE33MNZ
Donation in Poland
Fundacja SANFILIPPO
ul. Grzegorza Fitelberga 34, 41-807 Zabrze
Bank account:
PL 74 1240 4849 1787 0010 6837 8304 for USD
PL 90 1240 4849 1978 0010 6837 8069 for EUR
PL 79 1240 4849 1789 0010 6837 8405 for GBP
96 1240 4849 1111 0010 6820 4225 for PLN
Come help us eliminate Sanfilippo disease, together!
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Adam & Lea
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