Chromosome 18 Europe's Bi-Annual Conference was held in Glasgow, Scotland from June 22-24, 2018 at the Double Tree Hotel. Chromosome 18 Europe's conference is held once every other year and serves as a gathering point for Chromosome 18 families in Europe and around the world. Over the course of the three days, families from all over Europe and from countries around the world gathered to share with and learn from each other. Everybody enjoyed meeting new members, catching up with old friends, and attending sessions focused on Chromosome 18 related issues. Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers that made this conference so successful!

We were pleased to have representatives from the King Williams Book Club and a new summer intern on our  June Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center Tour. Chromosome 18 will be partnering with SA Works to host four high school interns this summer and with the City of San Antonio Ambassador Program to host and additional intern. Thank you to the Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center team for hosting us at your June tour!

Last month,  Courtney Sebold , Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center's  Genetic Counselor , published an article entitled,  Variants Among Variance , which you can read in its entirety  here . You can view past articles from Courtney on the Chromosome 18 website. If you have any suggestions or request for topics, please email the Chromosome 18 office.

Dave & Tam Aldrup

Tam Aldrup serves as the Texas Area Regional Coordinator for Chromosome 18. Tam has been an  active member of Chromosome 18 for over 20 years. Her family first found Chromosome 18 when her son, David, mosaic Tetrasomy 18p, was 3 years old. Tam and her family's dedication has been invaluable to Chromosome 18's growth, and we are incredibly lucky to have Tam as part of our Board of Directors. 

You can learn more about Tam, her family, and their incredible story here!