Every year hundreds of patients face uncertainty when healthcare providers are unable to discover the cause for their symptoms.
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is a research study backed by the National Institutes of Health that seeks to provide answers for patients and families affected by these mysterious conditions.
Model Organisms
The Model Organisms Screening Center (MOSC) for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is composed of two Centers that use fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) genetics and biology to tackle rare and undiagnosed diseases.
Publications

The participant was noted to have a brain abnormality (agenesis of the corpus callosum) on a fetal ultrasound. Further testing during the pregnancy was positive for mosaic Turner syndrome. At two days old, the participant began experiencing diarrhea. At 5 weeks old, she was admitted to the hospital for severe … read more

The participant first developed symptoms at age 26, though it is possible that there were some symptoms earlier in her life as well. During a period of intense stress, she suddenly had difficulty speaking (dysarthria), muscle weakness, difficulty walking, poor coordination and muscle spasms. At this time, she also developed … read more

Early in life, the participant met most developmental milestones, although he began walking at 18 months. Most of his symptoms did not appear until age 35 when he started to experience memory loss, dizziness, and slurred speech (dysarthria). A few years later, the participant began to have balance difficulties (ataxia), … read more
