Who we are

Occhi Azzurri (Blue Eyes) is a Voluntary Organization, born in 2015, which has risen from a family’s need to deal with a rare genetic disease from which Orlando, one of the children suffers.

What disease

Orlando suffers from a deletion in the 2p16.3 region of the NRXN1 gene, found through Array-CGH genetic analysis.

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Aims

The organization has as its main objective, the promotion of their child's growth, and that of children with similar disease, to personal autonomy.

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The fundraising aims to develop genetic and neuropsychiatric research.

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE

The Scientific Committee is the most important way to make our association grow and be known. It is made up of a group of operators specializing in different branches of medicine; each doctor is in charge of a specific task inside a larger picture involving every stage of the development of Orlando and others who will be able to benefit from the activity of the working team.