Jewish Genetic Conditions Are in Our DNA. They're Also in Our Power to Change.

SLC1A4 Deficiency is a devastating neurological disorder affecting Jewish families around the world. Roughly 1 out of 100 Ashkenazi Jews are carriers and most don't know it. Together, we can we can eradicate this genetic condition.

Research Progress

Advancing the Science, Accelerating the Cure

Every dollar directly funds research that will lead to treatments for SLC1A4 Deficiency and advocacy to eradicate it through genetic testing

How Your Donation Is Used

100%

Goes directly to research

Laboratory & Animal Models

Building the tools needed to study and test therapies

Therapeutic Candidate Testing

Identifying and evaluating potential treatments

Clinical Trials

Moving the most promising treatments into human trials

Advocacy

Promoting inclusion on genetic testing panels

Administrative costs are covered separately — so every dollar you give goes to science and advocacy.

Roadmap to a Cure

Gene Identified Complete

First Patients Diagnosed Complete

Natural History Study In Progress

Develop Laboratory Model Next

Investigate Therapies

Begin Clinical Trials