The CATS Foundation was founded in 2011 to support families affected by Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases. It provides equipment, respite trips, and a support network for these families. The foundation also supports research for potential treatments for these currently terminal illnesses that cause children to lose abilities like walking, speaking, and hearing. Currently, the foundation is working with Professor Cox and is close to starting a clinical trial for an potential enzyme replacement therapy treatment.

1. Powerful voice

2. The CATS Foundation
 Founded in 2011
 Supports families affected by Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff
 Provides equipment, respite trips and a support network
 Support and involved in the the research for a potential treatment
for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff
www.cats-foundation.org

3. What is Tay-Sachs
 Terminal illness in children
 Inability to produce a vital enzyme in the brain
 Genetic condition
 Affects 1 in 320,000 with a carrier rate of 1 in 300
 Lose the ability to walk, crawl, speak, see, and hear
 Total regression in all their skills and become 100% dependent on
their parents and carers
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4. Powerful voice – the start
 Amelie
 Suffers from Tay-Sachs
 Diagnosed in 2011
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5. Working together
 Empower patient families
 Nominated patient organisation
 Working towards a treatment for the diseases with Professor Cox
 Close to starting a trial for a potential ERT treatment
 The only patient registry in Europe for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff
 We want to make sure children have a future
www.cats-foundation.org

6. Powerful voice – the start
 Amelie
 Suffers from Tay-Sachs
 Diagnosed in 2011
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7. Powerful voice – the future
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8. Powerful voice – the future
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9. Powerful voice – the future
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10. Thank you
Email: dan@cats-foundation.org
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