Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Patient/Community Engagement & Health Information | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Have a rare disease?

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) offers credible, up-to-date health information for many rare diseases.

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)

NCATS collaborates with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to support GARD, an information center designed to provide comprehensive information about rare and genetic diseases to patients, their families, health care providers, researchers and the public.

The online GARD database, in English and Spanish, provides accurate, up-to-date information about ongoing research, symptoms, treatment options and other details. In addition, GARD information specialists are available to discuss questions by phone in English and in Spanish. Sources for GARD and other hard-to-find information include the National Library of Medicine, scientific conferences, support groups, and clinical trials and research.

GARD was created in 2002 by the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research, now part of NCATS, in partnership with NHGRI.

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This video for researchers provides with more information about GARD and its resources.

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Contacts

GARD Specialists(link is external)

Henrietta Hyatt-Knorr, M.A.(link sends e-mail)
NCATS Office of Rare Diseases Research
301-435-6045

GARD Website

Access health information about rare and genetic diseases(link is external).

GARD Materials

Download the GARD brochure:

English(link is external) (PDF - 877 KB)
español(link is external) (PDF - 1534 KB)

Download the GARD flyer:

English(link is external) (PDF - 320 KB)
español(link is external) (PDF - 360 KB)

Video: Rare Diseases Research

Petra Kaufmann, M.D., M.Sc., director of the NCATS Office of Rare Diseases Research and Division of Clinical Innovation, provides an overview of how NCATS tackles rare diseases through collaborative research. Watch the video(link is external).