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From left, walk organizer Buffy, Jimmo and Jimi Grande of Fairfax Station pause a moment during the 2016 Northern Virginia Fragile X Family Fun Walk at Burke Lake Park for Jimo to toss a stick towards the lake.

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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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