Diagnostic Odyssey With Histiocytosis

Nate Milam II, Patient Advocate for the Histiocytosis Association, discusses his diagnostic odyssey with histiocytosis.     Histiocytosis is a rare hematologic disorder characterized by the overproduction of histiocytes, a type of white blood cell. In people...

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...