Additional Resources for Gaucher Disease (Gauchers Disease)

Gaucher disease is a genetic disorder also referred to as Gauchers disease or Gaucher’s disease. For additional information on Gaucher disease, please refer to the following resources:

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM):
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM
   
• Gene Reviews
  http://www.genereviews.org
   
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH:
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gauchers/gauchers.htm
   
• eMedicine (free registration may be required):
  http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic837.htm
   

The following websites can help you learn more about living with Gaucher disease:

• National Gaucher Foundation:
  http://www.gaucherdisease.org
   
• Children’s Gaucher Research Fund:
  http://www.childrensgaucher.org/
   
• Gauchers Association (United Kingdom):
  http://www.gaucher.org.uk
   
• European Gaucher Alliance:
  http://www.europeangaucheralliance.org
   
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD):
  http://www.rarediseases.org
   
• Genetic Alliance:
  http://www.geneticalliance.org
   
• Global Organisation for Lysosomal Diseases (GOLD):
  http://www.goldinfo.org
  
  
• National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association (NTSAD):
  http://www.ntsad.org 
    
• NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/html/resources/info_cntr.html
   
• National Society of Genetic Counselors
  http://www.nsgc.org
  
  
   

Information for patients and families about participating in clinical trials is available at the following websites

• http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/resources
   
• http://www.fda.gov/oashi/clinicaltrials/clintrialdoc.html