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Back row, from left, Taylor, Andrea, Jeffery, Bill, (bottom from left) Ava and Samantha Creighton of Oak Hill enjoy some family time among other families who also have children with the Fragile X mutation.

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Fairfax Station: Fourth annual Fragile X walk raises $55,000 for molecular bank for research

Jimi Grande of Fairfax Station may never get to teach his ten-year-old son Jimmo to throw a baseball. Jimmo was born with effects from an inherited genetic mutation called Fragile X that can cause moderate to severe mental impairment and learning disabilities, and is linked to autism spectrum disorder.

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