On 22 November, Europe was lit up in red on 22q11 Day!
Many European cities and Philadephia USA took part in this day to raise awareness of the microdeletion syndrome.
A huge thank you to the associations that made this action possible!
Poland in red for 22q11
Finland
- Tampere City: Näsinneula, Tammerkoski, Tampere University
- Hospital/ building F, Original Sokos Hotel Ilves
- Turku City: Kirjastosilta
- Oulu City: Kaupunginteatteri
- Kuopio City: Kaupunginteatteri, Kauppakeskus Matkus
- Jyväskylä City: Keski-Suomen Sairaala Nova
- Kuhmo City: Kuhmo-talo (performance hall)
- Luvia: Seurojentalo Tasala (clubhall)
- Rovaniemi City : Lappia-talo
Italy
- Barberino di Mugello, Palazzo pretorio
- Cattolica, Fontana del Municipio
- Firenze, Porta San Niccolò
- Forte dei Marmi, Fortino lorenese
- Genova, Fontana di piazza De Ferrari
- Ostia Lido, Governatorato (Roma Municipio X)
- Sesto Fiorentino, Villa San Lorenzo
- Trieste, Fontana del Giovannin del Ponterosso
- Vigevano, Palazzo Municipale
Spain 67 buildings including
- Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Real
- Diputación de Real City
- Ayuntamiento de San Andreas del Rabanedo, Leon
- Ayuntamiento de Écija, Sevilla
- Los Moinos de viento y la fachada del Ayto de Alcázar de San Juan
- El Palacio de la Magdalena
- la fachada del Ayto de Santander
- Catalunya: Torre Glóries de Barcelona
Ireland
- Mansion House, Dublin
- City Hall, Dublin
- The Rock of Cashel, Tipperary
- Civic Offices, Clonmel, Tipperary
- Council HQ, Merchants Quay, Limerick
- Treaty City Brewery, LimerickGermany: a few places
Poland
- Philharmonic in Szczecin and Bialystok
- National Maritime Museum: a sailing boat and a building
- EMITEL tower
- Warsaw Spire
- Wrocław & Poznań Stadiums
Belgium
- Rond-point Montgomery (Woluwé St-Pierre)
- City of Ottignies
- City of Ath, Eglise St-Julien
- City of Ixelles (Brussels)
United Kingdom
- The Hoard
- The Roundhouse
USA
- The iconic Boat House Row
- The Historic Franklin Institute
- The new Billboard on Market Street
22q11 day
November 22nd is the International 22q11 Day, a European movement to raise awareness about 22q11 by illuminating many buildings in red across Europe.
22q11 deletion syndrome
The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects approximately 1 in every 3000 people. It can cause a wide array of bodily defects, the most frequent of which include learning and behavior difficulties, heart defects and hearing or feeding problems due to a malformation of the mouth and nose. The possible symptoms are very diverse, and everyone with the syndrome is affected differently.
Why raise awareness about it?
The cheer diversity of the symptoms of 22q11 patients makes a diagnosis very difficult. In fact, 50% of 22q11 patients are never diagnosed. Yet, an early diagnosis of 22q11 can lead to a much better life for affected individuals as earlier treatments of symptoms can curtail their severity. Besides, early diagnosis allows parents to better prepare the arrival of their child, it helps health professionals to better adapt their treatments and educators to better adapt the educational environment. Raising awareness with the public will thus improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.