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The NIH 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 Network … medical conditions that elude diagnosis are considered undiagnosed and are of interest to this clinical research … evaluation after acceptance in the UDP. The Undiagnosed Diseases Program pursues two goals: To provide answers to …
Research Funding
​The Undiagnosed Diseases Network accelerates discovery and innovation in how we diagnose and treat patients with previously undiagnosed diseases.
… applicants due to the complex nature of the body and the diseases being investigated. However, they do fully review … improve the level of diagnosis and care for patients with undiagnosed diseases through the development of common protocols designed … In 2023, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) transitioned from Common …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 10th anniversary of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… In the Spring 2008, NIH launched an audacious new research program focusing on patients with mysterious conditions that … been considered as plot points for television dramas. The Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) was conceived by Dr. William Gahl … (USDA) Participation in "Comparative Genomics Research Program" Funding News Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each site will receive more than $2.5 … diagnosis. Genome sequencing for patients from the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) has identified individual variation in … New grantees to conduct DNA sequencing for Undiagnosed Diseases Network …
News Release
Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… Researchers with the National Institutes of Health Undiagnosed Disease Program (UDP) have developed a powerful new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients. The work is automatically accomplished … The UDP is part of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network , which brings together clinical …
News Release
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway.
… The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), a clinical research initiative of the … diagnose despite extensive clinical investigation. These diseases are difficult for doctors to diagnose because they … been described or are unrecognized forms of more common diseases. …
News Release
In honor of Rare Disease Day, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit to answer questions during an "Ask me Anything."
… , a day celebrated worldwide to raise awareness for rare diseases, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit - a social … Clinical and research experts from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) have joined forces to solve the most … Reddit AMA: The Undiagnosed Diseases Network …
For Patients and Families
A child has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a diagnosis for certain characteristics or symptoms.
… A child has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a … Physicians will sometimes say that a child has an "undiagnosed rare condition" or an "undiagnosed genetic … because there usually are so few cases of specific rare diseases, there is often not a doctor who has seen many (or …
For Patients and Families
An adult has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a diagnosis for certain characteristics or symptoms.
… An adult has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a … Physicians will sometimes have to say that a person has an "undiagnosed rare condition" or an "undiagnosed genetic … because there usually are so few cases of specific rare diseases, there is often not a doctor who has seen many (or …
Staff
Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from 1989 to 1994. Dr. Gahl's … rare metabolic disorders and the discovery of new genetic diseases. He elucidated the basic defects in cystinosis and … Section investigators are also heavily engaged in the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP), an initiative that Dr. …