A recognised pole of excellence, the Jérôme Lejeune Institut has been awarded a mandate for providing to all in the medical profession and public authorities, a true guide to good clinical practices and for conducting or undertaking research on subjects which remain controversial, in an independent and non-lucrative manner. No equivalent structure exists at present either in France or anywhere else in the world. "Medical progress is only of value if it is freely shared with everyone".

By combining a clinic and research, the Jérôme Lejeune Institut has grasped the exceptionally beneficial opportunity initiated by the Jérôme Lejeune Fondation and stimulated by the historic announcement of the sequencing of chromosome 21. This discovery has had immense consequences for the understanding of the mechanisms of other chromosomic diseases, particularly in the neuro-scientific field. Several notorious research scientists are to work together combining their abilities in a common project conducted by the Jérôme Lejeune Institut.

As a dynamic pole of clinical research, the Jérôme Lejeune Institut has taken up the challenge laid down by Prof. Lejeune : "If the same amount of energy had been committed to curing trisomy 21 as was expended in going to the moon, a cure would have been found a long time ago".

Any mental handicap of genetic nature

In France, more than 130,000 people suffer from some form of mental handicap.
Only 45% of mental handicaps can be explained today.

From birth to senescence

The Jérôme Lejeune Institut provides handicapped patients with clinical follow-up from birth to senescence, preventing the oncome of complications associated with the handicap, in particular for adults.

An overall treatment
The improvement of the overall treatment of patients includes :

A clinical medical consultation : Clinical supervision and prevention of complications (yearly or biennial consultations and on demand in cases of emergency). Co-ordination of local treatments.

A psychological consultation : Diagnosis and prevention of complications.

A speech therapy consultation : Assessment and elaboration of a treatment protocol.

A social consultation : Information on financial aid and administrative procedures ; co-ordination of local treatment networks ; elaboration of the life book.