Van Wright Foundation

Uniting families to find a cure for MECP2 duplication syndrome.

The Van Wright Foundation is a non-for-profit charity established in March 2012, by Collene and Phil Wright, the parents of Van Wright. In November 2011 at 15 months of age, Van was diagnosed with MECP2 duplication syndrome. There was so little information about this disorder at the time that even the medical team who gave the diagnosis had not heard of it. Getting a diagnosis was a struggle. From that point Collene and Phil vowed to raise awareness of MECP2 duplication syndrome and fund research so that a cure may be found.