Established by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center employs experienced information specialists to answer in English or Spanish questions from the general public, including patients and their families, health care professionals, and biomedical researchers vie e-mail, the Internet, telephone, or letter.
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The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) employs experienced information specialists to answer questions in English and Spanish from the general public, including patients and their families, health care professionals and biomedical researchers. It was established by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD).
Information about Rare Cancers
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a national information and education network. The CIS is a free public service of the NCI, the Nation's primary agency for cancer research.