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

The patient was meeting his developmental milestones until age 2.5 when he started losing skills. He was previously able to walk, but now has trouble sitting and holding his head upright. He has lost his fine motor skills and keeps his hands in a fist position. His parents report that … read more

From birth, the participant had difficulties feeding due to aspirations, requiring a G-tube from 3 months old until age 4. During infancy and early childhood, he was noted to have weak cartilage in the bronchial tubes (bronchomalacia) but this has since improved. The participant experiences frequent ear and sinus infections … read more
