The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon

Join our team and help us support Nationwide Children's Hospital!

We are determined to make each step count by fundraising to cure, mend, comfort and save the estimated one million children who will walk through the hospital doors this year. Children from all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Your contribution helps kids everywhere through life-saving research and care.

Ollie's Team is supporting Nationwide Children's Hospital in honor of our sweet Oliver! Oliver was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder early last year (2023) called Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. Genetically speaking, Potocki–Lupski syndrome (PTLS), also known as dup(17)p11.2p11.2 syndrome, trisomy 17p11.2 or duplication 17p11.2 syndrome, is a contiguous gene syndrome involving the microduplication of band 11.2 on the short arm of human chromosome 17 (17p11.2). The duplication was first described as a case study in 1996. In 2000, the first study of the disease was released, and in 2007, enough patients had been gathered to complete a comprehensive study and give it a detailed clinical description. PTLS is named for two researchers involved in the latter phases, Drs. Lorraine Potocki and James R. Lupski of the Baylor College of Medicine.

We only found out about this diagnosis through the help and testing Oliver received through Nationwide Children's Hospital so Ollie's Team is working to raise funds specifically for genetic research at the hospital. We are so excited to give back!

Thank you for your time, your donation, and for being a part of Ollie's Team!

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