Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program | Providing information about rare or genetic diseases.

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program | Providing information about rare or genetic diseases.

About GARD

The Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center is a program of theNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and is funded by two parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NCATS and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The GARD Information Center provides the public with access to current, reliable, and easy-to-understand information about rare or genetic diseases in English or Spanish.

Read more about GARD.

Your Questions Answered

Answers to recently asked questions from the public on these rare and/or genetic diseases:

• Leigh syndrome
• Galloway-Mowat syndrome
• Juvenile retinoschisis
• Cystic hygroma
• Smith-Magenis syndrome

Research

NIH Rare Disease Programs

A select list of NIH-supported research efforts.

• Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN)
• NIH/NCATS GRDR℠ Program (Global Rare Diseases Patient Registry Data Repository)
• Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND)
• Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)
• Bench-to-Bedside Awards

Research Funding Resources

Funding opportunities from the NIH and other sources

Tools for Researchers

Resources to aid in research efforts

Get Involved in Research

Learn about research studies, clinical trials, and patient registries