WHY IN NEWS?

22^nd July is organised as World Fragile X Awareness Day. On this day various landmarks and monuments are illuminated by various communities globally.

About World Fragile X Day

• World Fragile X Day celebrates the families who have been impacted by Fragile X and highlights the progress of cure finding research.
• On World Fragile X Day monuments and landmarks across the globe are illuminated.
• World Fragile X Day began with FRAXA Research Foundation joining hands with the various communities around the world to raise Fragile X awareness while making progress toward effective treatments and a cure.