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ReNU Syndrome United

@renusyndrome.bsky.social
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The patient advocacy organization working to build community, raise awareness, and advance research for ReNU syndrome. On X as @renusyndrome and LinkedIn.

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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The clinical phenotype of #ReNUsyndrome is still evolving. Thanks to Dr. Stacey Cole from @utah.edu, mitochondrial abnormalities are now on our radar. #ReNUhope www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🧬ReNU HOPE CONFERENCE SUMMARY FEATURED in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS!!🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ReNUhopeConference #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Whole-genome sequencing is currently needed to diagnose #renusyndrome, creating significant access issues for families seeking answers. We are committed to reducing barriers and improving equity for those on the #diagnosticodyssey. #renuhope
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🎙️Tune in to Episode 227 of #TheGeneticsPodcast 🚀featuring @nickywhiffin.bsky.social on the discovery and implications of #ReNUsyndrome. Available here👇 🎧 eu1.hubs.ly/H0rXt0j0 📽️ eu1.hubs.ly/H0rXsVV0 #renusyndrome #renuhope
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The Genetics Podcast: EP 227: Discovering a new neurodevelopmental syndrome in the non-coding genome with Nicky Whiffin of the University of Oxford
This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Nicky Whiffin, Associate Professor and Wellcome Career Development Fellow at the Big Data Institute, University of Oxford. They discuss t...
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
NIH's Targeting RNA in Disease with Novel Technologies (TRDNT) Challenge is funding novel RNA-targeting technology proposals. 🔗 Learn more & prepare to apply: www.nih.gov/challenges/t.... Want to target ReNU!? Let's chat. #nih #rnaresearch #raredisease #renusyndrome #renuhope
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Targeting RNA in Disease with Novel Technologies (TRDNT) Challenge
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
ReNU PAG leadership and @cornelluniversity.bsky.social alumni featured in the Cornellians magazine, sharing the story behind founding ReNU Syndrome United and our growing advocacy community. 💙 alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/... #renusyndrome #renuhope
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Sisters Team Up to Raise Awareness of a Rare Genetic Syndrome - Cornellians | Cornell University
After years of medical struggles, Jessica Margrill ’01 finally got a diagnosis for her son; now, she and Heather ’05 are helping others
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great sessions at the Invest in Cures forum today. Thanks to UCSF and LaunchBio for hosting this amazing event. #Renusyndrome #Renuhope
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Nicky Whiffin @nickywhiffin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Today I am wearing #blue4ReNU for ReNU Syndrome awareness day 💙 4th February (or 4/2), was chosen by families to reflect the 4-2 in RNU4-2 🧬 ReNU syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder impacting ~100,000 individuals globally 🧠 🌎 lnkd.in/dvruKxZH #ReNUSyndrome @renusyndrome.bsky.social
Picture of a wrist with a blue sleeve cuff and three blue bracelets: one with beads spelling 'RENU CREW' one with the words 'ReNU Hope' and the third with 'Je suis ReNU'.
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
UK-based research opportunity for #microbiome and #neurodevelopment. DM to explore this for #ReNUsyndrome. Thanks, Waterloo Foundation, for funding this important work. 🦠 🧬 🧠 waterloofoundation.org.uk/childdevelop...
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Child Development Research Nutrition and the Microbiome - The Waterloo Foundation
The Waterloo Foundation is an independent grant-making Foundation. We are committed to supporting projects that address global inequalities in opportunity and wealth, and those that tackle the…
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
De novo and inherited dominant variants in RNU4-2 and RNU6 paralogs cause retinitis pigmentosa. While these variants aren't associated with #ReNUsyndrome, it further expands our knowledge of snRNAs. Thanks for your work on this, @mquinodoz.bsky.social, @carlorivolta.bsky.social, et al.
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📣 Research collaboration alert! Salve Therapeutics has identified peptides that increase AAV binding affinity to neuronal receptors and is seeking a wet lab collaborator for in vitro binding studies. Contact Stefan Lukianov for more info. www.salvetherapeutics.com/about-us #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📣 New article alert! First study to recommend systematically checking ReNU4-2 gene in pregnancies with unexplained brain anomalies. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41449851/ 🧬 🤰 #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope
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Prenatal Evaluation of RNU4-2 Variants in Fetuses With Central Nervous System Anomalies - PubMed
Fetal central nervous system (CNS) anomalies are among the most common congenital malformations, yet the overall prenatal diagnostic yield of current genetic testing remains below 40%. Variants in…
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
CONGRATULATIONS @nickywhiffin.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk for being named in @thetimes.com for the momentous ReNU syndrome discovery and also to Yuyang Chen and all other incredible researchers involved!! 🎉👏🏻🧬 www.thetimes.com/article/sund... #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🧬New article: Monoallelic & biallelic RNU4-2 variants in neurodevelopmental disorders🧬 “RNU4-2 variants act in both dominant and recessive manners, and that non-critical regions may also harbor disease-causing variants.” #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope www.nature.com/articles/s10...
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Monoallelic and biallelic RNU4-2 variants in neurodevelopmental disorders - Journal of Human Genetics
Journal of Human Genetics - Monoallelic and biallelic RNU4-2 variants in neurodevelopmental disorders
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Thank you @citizen-health.bsky.social for your partnership! 🎉🧬💕 We are excited to accelerate research and ReNU Hope for the future together. #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUhope
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
CRISPR editing outcomes differ dramatically in non-dividing neurons. @bruceconklin.bsky.social and team characterized prolonged indel accumulation and upregulated DNA repair genes in iPSC-derived neurons. Using a lipid nanoparticle vehicle, the team successfully bundled siRNAs alongside Cas9.
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ReNU Syndrome United @renusyndrome.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
📣 First post alert! 🎉 We just released a CLINICAL COMPANION to provide a clear overview based on the literature to date, bring to doctor appointments, and to share out as needed. Check it out! buff.ly/t3eFTeQ #ReNUsyndrome #ReNUsyndromeunited #ReNUawareness #ReNUhope
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