Disease Information from NORD, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

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Research

Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (INCL)

At this time, there is no effective treatment available for this genetic disease, which is the infantile form of a group of progressive, neurometabolic diseases. Doctors at the NIH currently are enrolling children between six months and two years of age for participation in a clinical study of the drug Cystagon for INCL. The study takes place at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. All study-related tests and medicines are provided free of charge.

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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Previous Clinical Trials
These studies were listed earlier on this page. Contact the researchers if you would like to know whether they are still recruiting.

CADASIL
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
Platelet Disorders
ARVC/ARVD
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Brain Metastases Originating from Breast Cancer
Duplication 12p
Rheumatoid Arthritis/Juvenile Rheumatoic Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma or Myositis
Moyamoya Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Larsen Syndrome Registry and Web Site
Primary Liver Cancer
Risk Factors in Autoimmune Disease
Neuroendocrine Unit Studies at MGH
Congenital Lactic Acidosis
Hereditary Angioedema
NINDS Physicians Study Fabry's Disease
Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
Genzyme Recruiting Patients for Dose Frequency Study
Fabry Disease
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Neurofibromatosis Type I
Primary Lateral Sclerosis
FENIB
Alkaptonuria
Behcet's Disease
Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (INCL)
Turner Syndrome

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Last modified Monday, March 17, 2008