New Jersey designates November 7 as Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day to raise awareness and promote research.
New Jersey AJR119 designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" to increase awareness of this rare genetic disorder and its impact on the state's residents. Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) primarily affects bone marrow, pancreas, and skeleton. The condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, affecting approximately 1 in 80,000 newborns. Symptoms typically develop by 4 to 6 months of age. SDS causes bone marrow dysfunction, leading to too few white blood cells and increased infection risk.
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