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For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases … The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)  was created in 2002 by …
Clinical Research
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) is part of the Undiagnosed Disease … Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) (now the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation) and the NIH Clinical Center. … …
Genetic Disorders
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss of sensation.
… will guide researchers in studying other forms of these diseases, as well as other neurological disorders. Because … investigating inherited and non-inherited neurological diseases. Additional Resources for Charcot-Marie-Tooth … Center for Biotechnology Information Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding Reliable Health …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on … or by others instrumental in drug access. … Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on … poorest people. Many of these conditions are infectious diseases that are most prevalent in tropical climates, …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… medicine. … We have known for a long time that common diseases like heart disease, asthma, cancer, and diabetes can run in families. Rare diseases like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell … you have an increased chance of getting some common diseases. Your health care provider can then give you …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
… Disease Association International National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Gene Tests Genetic Alliance …
Genetic Disorders
Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be adequately degraded.
… From the Mayo Clinic National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association [ntsad.org] Finding Reliable Health …
Genetic Disorders
Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
Genetic Disorders
Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that typically causes tremor and/or stiffness in movement
… to identify genetic variations that contribute to common diseases including Parkinson's disease. … In most cases …
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… skin problems; kidney stones, gallstones or other diseases of the liver and biliary system. Both men and women … Treating Children and Adolescents National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse Inflammatory Bowel Disease … Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding Reliable Health …