For more than 20 years, Soo and Jae W. Lee have studied the specialized functions of transcription factors including FOX proteins, a family of 40-plus genes integral to the lifetime development and function of such organs as the brain and heart.
WFAN "Public Affairs" Discussion with FOXG1 Research Co-Founder Nicole Zeitzer Johnson
WFAN NY Sports Radio “Public Affairs” host Bob Salter talks to the co-founder of the FOXG1 Research Foundation, Nicole Johnson, about the extraordinary experience of learning her daughter was born with a rare genetic neurological disorder called FOXG1 syndrome - without being carriers - to starting a research foundation to find a cure. Plus how CBD oil has made a tremendous impact in helping control seizures.
Infinitesimal Odds: A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Illness Stems From the Gene She Studies - NYT Video
By the time her mother received the doctor’s email, Yuna Lee was already 2 years old, a child with a frightening medical mystery. Plagued with body-rattling seizures and inconsolable crying, she could not speak, walk or stand.
“Why is she suffering so much?” her mother, Soo-Kyung Lee, anguished. Brain scans, genetic tests and neurological exams yielded no answers. But when an email popped up suggesting that Yuna might have a mutation on a gene called FOXG1, Soo-Kyung froze.