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 first noticed muscle weakness in his left calf at 42 years old. After 8 months, the participant had difficulty with both legs going up stairs. This progressed to involve weakness in the arms and legs and trouble getting up from a chair. The participant had an MRI of … read more
At a young age, the participant began experiencing chronic constipation and vertigo. His vertigo often included lightheadedness, dizziness, blurred vision and ringing in his ears (tinnitus) when he would move from sitting to standing. He was also found to have small and non-reactive pinpoint pupils. At age 39, the participant’s … read more

The participant was diagnosed with type I diabetes at age 9. At age 10, he was diagnosed with involuntary urination and was also referred to a cardiology clinic because of a sudden death in the family. At the time of evaluation, his testing was normal. However, while playing basketball at … read more
