UDN seeks to explain medical conditions with no known cause
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is a research study that is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The WUSTL Clinical Site and Model Organism Screening Core are also funded by the Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine. The purpose of the UDN is to bring together clinical and research experts from across the United States to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies.
Through this study, we hope to both help individual patients and families living with the burden of undiagnosed diseases, and contribute to the understanding of how the human body works.
Solving a Medical Mystery
When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives (Links to an external site)
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network takes on the toughest cases, patients whose symptoms have defied explanation.
Baby treated at Children’s Hospital is a medical mystery (Links to an external site)
Her medical issues were so rare they couldn’t be found in medical journals. Her parents were determined to get answers and are now making a difference for other families.
Diagnostic Detectives (Links to an external site)
“Doctor detectives” help diagnose mysterious illnesses. A growing network of so-called “doctor detectives” is giving hope to patients with rare and unidentified conditions. Hundreds of physicians belong to the Undiagnosed Diseases Network with 12 clinical sites.
Effect of Genetic Diagnosis on Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Disease (Links to an external site)
Many patients remain without a diagnosis despite extensive medical evaluation. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) was established to apply a multidisciplinary model in the evaluation of the most challenging cases and to identify the biologic characteristics of newly discovered diseases.
Washington University joins network for solving rare medical mysteries (Links to an external site)
Undiagnosed diseases network seeks to explain medical conditions with no known cause
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2024 Genomics Board Meeting Dates
September 20, 2024 @ noon
- These will be all be held via Zoom webinar.
- Please reach out to undiagnosed@wustl.edu for Zoom link