Patient Advocacy in CACNA1A-Related Disorders

Pangkong Fox, PhD, Science Engagement Director at the CACNA1A Foundation and rare disease mom, discusses patient advocacy in CACNA1A-related disorders.     CACNA1A-related disorders are a group of rare genetic neurological disorders caused by mutations in...

The Current Landscape of SYNGAP1-Related Disorders

Mike Graglia, Co-Founder & Managing Director of the SynGAP Research Fund and rare disease dad, discusses the current landscape of SYNGAP1-related disorders (SRD).     SRDs are a rare genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE)...

Genetic Testing for WHIM Syndrome

Jolan Walter, PhD, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the University of South Florida, discusses genetic testing for WHIM syndrome.     WHIM syndrome is an acronym for a rare immunodeficiency disorder: Each letter represents a...

A Family’s Experience With ALSP

Erin Sullivan, Executive Director of Sisters’ Hope Foundation, discusses her family’s experience with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP).     ALSP is a rare genetic, neurological condition largely due to damage to...