Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health - ORD
Organization URL(s)
ordr@od.nih.govrarediseases.info.nih.gov/
Other Contact Information
6100 Executive Boulevard
Room 3B01, MSC 7518
Bethesda,
MD 20892-7518
301-402-4336 (Voice)
301-480-9655 (FAX)
Description
The Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) was established in 1993 at the National Institutes of Health. ORD provides information on rare diseases and research; supports scientific conferences; cosponsors, with the National Human Genome Research Institute, the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center; maintains the Medical Genetics and Rare Disorder subfile of the Combined Health Information Database; and coordinates and supports research on the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases both intramurally and extramurally. A rare disease (also called an orphan disease) is a disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States.
Online Resources
- Rare Diseases and Related Terms
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/RareDiseaseList.aspx - Rare Diseases Clinical Research Database
http://rarediseasesnetwork.epi.usf.edu/
- Rare Diseases Information
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/Resources.aspx?PageID=1