Researchers at the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development at the NIH seek people with alkaptonuria to take part in a new study. Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disease seen in all population groups, with a slight concentration in people of Czech or Dominican descent. The disease damages several systems in the body, and is characterized by painful joints (especially hip and spine), discoloration of the ear, dark spots in the whites of the eye, and dark color of bone. There is currently no treatment or cure. Study results should improve the understanding of the disease. There is no charge to patients who take part.
For more information about this National Institutes of Health (NIH) study, go to www.cc.nih.gov, call (toll free) 1-866-411-1222 (TTY: 1-866-411-1010) or e-mail prpl@cc.nih.gov
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