Patient Organizations
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Lysosomal Diseases Austrailia
LDA is a national umbrella organization formed to represent the interests of people affected by lysosomal storage disorders including their families and care givers, and to maximize resources available for support services, treatment, and research.
Lysosomal Diseases New Zealand (LDNZ)
LDNZ is committed to improving contacts, information sharing and support among affected people and their families, within New Zealand and internationally; to advocate for and support accelerated research into the causes and treatment of Lysosomal Storage diseases; to advocate for and support improvements to the clinical care of affected people.
Vaincre les Maladies Lysosomales-France (VML)
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
MPS
This website was created to provide information regarding MPS I to patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The site contains information about the disease, support programs and online resources to manage the challenges associated with MPS I.
MPS VI Resource Center
This website was created to provide information regarding MPS VI to patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The site contains information about the disease, support programs and online resources to manage the challenges associated with MPS VI.
Morquio Parent Support Group, International Morquio Organization
The International Morquio Organization is dedicated to seeking out people who have Morquio Type A in order to provide a mutual aid network; act as a advocate between patients, physicians and scientists; compile medical information into a database; and pursue funding for education, families, and research. The site provides an MPS IVA patient registry and links to other support and advocacy groups.
International MPS Societies
- Mucopolysaccharide and Related Diseases Society, Australia
- Gesellschaft fur Mukopolysaccharidosen und Ahnliche Erkrankungen, Austria
- Sociedade Brasileira Mucopolissacaridoses, Brazil
- Canadian Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases and Related Diseases Inc., Canada
- Gesellschaft fur Mukopolysaccharidosen e.V., Germany
- Associazione Italiana Mucopolisaccaridosi, Italy
- The National MPS Society, United States
- Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases, United Kingdom
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
National PKU News
National PKU News is dedicated to providing up-to-date, accurate news and information to families and professionals dealing with phenylketonuria.
National Coalition for PKU and Allied Disorders
The National Coalition seeks to improve identification, treatment, and management of PKU and allied disorders through advocacy education, support, promotion and support of research and services. The site provides helpful hints, recipes and other supportive mechanisms for those living with PKU.
Children’s PKU Network (CPN)
CPN is dedicated to raising public awareness, educating and providing direct assistance through a variety of programs, and to helping people with PKU and other metabolic disorders reach their full potential.
Genetic/Rare Diseases
The Genetic Alliance
The Genetic Alliance is dedicated to helping individuals and families with genetic disorders. The site provides information about a broad spectrum of genetic diseases and links to numerous resource organizations.
Children Living With Inherited Metabolic Disease (CLIMB)
CLIMB is committed to fighting metabolic diseases through research, awareness, and support. The organization is dedicated to providing advice, information, and support on all metabolic diseases to children, young adults, families, care givers, and professionals.
MUMS
MUMS is a national parent-to-parent organization for parents or care providers of a child with any disability, rare or not so rare disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition. MUMS provides support to parents in the form of a networking system that matches them with other parents whose children have the same or similar condition.
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
NORD is the federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare ‘orphan’ diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. The site provides searchable indexes and databases of rare diseases and organizations, and a medication assistance program as well as up-to- date news and information.
Additional Resources
PubMed
PUBMED is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s free access to the MEDLINE database. The site contains a vast collection of published medical information from scientific and medical journals.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is the premiere medical research organization for the United States . This site provides information about scientific research, drug therapies, and clinical trials.
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