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 healthy with no medical concerns until the age 5. Around this time, his mother noticed that his right foot was turned in. Over time, his started to become rigid and he lost his ability to walk by the age of 10. He also had unusual movements in … read more

Shortly after birth, the participant was found to have gastroesophageal (acid) reflux and low muscle tone (hypotonia). His growth was normal except for a large head size (macrocephaly). At 2 months old, it was noted that he had cataracts and he underwent surgery before 1 year old. He was also … read more

The participant was born prematurely at 33 weeks after she was diagnosed with IUGR at 27 weeks. She had a gap between her larynx and esophagus (laryngeal cleft) which was later repaired. During infancy, she experienced episodes of retching and choking, which lead to low blood oxygen levels and occasionally … read more
