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Living Life to the Fullest as an Adult with FA

Living with FA as an adult One way I describe my life living with FA is this: it’s like being picked last for a sport or a group project. It’s that feeling of dread and anxiety and hurt. It’s annoyance...

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Scientist Spotlight: Sharon Savage

Name:  Sharon A. Savage, MD Institution: Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Area of expertise: Pediatric hematology-oncology, genetics, cancer predisposition syndromes, inherited bone marrow failure syndromes My work: ...

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Brandon’s FA Journey

Stephanie, Brandon, and Raymond The early years Hi, my name is Stephanie and my 13-year-old son, Brandon, was diagnosed with Fanconi anemia (FA) at age four. After learning more about the signs and symptoms of FA, we knew Brandon had...

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Scientist Spotlight: Wayne Crismani

The stats: Name: Wayne Crismani Institution: St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Victoria, Australia Area of expertise: DNA repair and recombination My work: I am a laboratory scientist and work mostly in discovery research. I run the DNA Repair and...

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Am I a Caregiver?

FARF continues to grow the support we provide caregivers, including in how to return to in-person events. During the recent Retreat for Adults with FA, one of the ways we sought to help caregivers feel seen and important was through partnering...

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Henry Fenyo Receives 2022 Winn/Byrd Award for Adults with FA

Congratulations to Henry Ryan Fenyo, recipient of the 2022 Amy Winn and Christopher T. Byrd Award for Adults with Fanconi Anemia. Henry is a recent high school graduate and is planning to attend St. John’s University in Queens, New York....

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