Gaucher Resources

Online Community for GD2/3 Families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gauchers23
Amicus Therapeutics
http://www.amicustherapeutics.com
Amicus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral therapeutics known as pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of a range of human genetic diseases. The company is currently conducting research in Gaucher, Fabry and Pompe diseases.
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
www.bdsra.org
Center Watch, Clinical Trials Listing Service
www.centerwatch.com
Children’s Gaucher Research Fund
http://www.childrensgaucher.org
The Children’s Gaucher Research Fund is a non-profit organization, that raises funds to coordinate and support research aimed at finding a cure for Type 2 and Type 3 Gaucher disease.
Children’s Hospice International
www.chionline.org
Compassionate Friends
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive.
Comprehensive Gaucher Treatment Center – Los Angeles – California
http://gaucherwest.com
Gaucher Association, UK
http://www.gaucher.org.uk
The Gauchers Association, UK, was formed in 1991 to meet the needs of those suffering from Gaucher disease. Its members are mainly in the UK and Ireland.
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.genzyme.com
Genzyme Corporation home page. Genzyme is the provider of Cerezyme, a recombinant form of the enzyme glucocerbrosidase – Enzyme Replacement Therapy.
Global Organization for Lysosomal Storage Diseases (GOLD)
http://www.goldinfo.org
GOLD, is an international collaboration of scientific and medical associations, patient groups, and commercial organizations dedicated to improving the lives of all patients with a lysosomal disease.
Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org
Lysosomal Storage Disease Network
http://www.lysosomaldiseasenetwork.org
The Lysosomal Storage Disease Network is a research consortium of scientists, laboratories, health care professionals and clinics working as networked centers of excellence to improve basic knowledge and understanding of lysosomal disorders.
National Gaucher Foundation
http://www.gaucherdisease.org
The National Gaucher Foundation was founded in 1984 to meet the needs of those suffering from Gaucher disease. Its members are mainly in the United States.
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health home page. Information may be obtained by selecting “Search” and requesting information on “Gaucher.”
National Library of Medicine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
NLM’s search service provides access to nine million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases.
National MPS Society, Inc.
www.mpssociety.org
National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation, Inc.
www.nnpdf.org
National Organization For Rare Diseases
http://www.rarediseases.org
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare “orphan” diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc.
www.ntsad.org
Society For The Study Of Inborn Errors Of Metabolism
http://www.ssiem.org.uk
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
www.ulf.org