The Dysautonomia Foundation is committed to serving the needs of the FD community. Familial dysautonomia is a genetic disorder that affects the autonomic and sensory nervous systems, primarily among Ashkenazi or Eastern European Jews.

Staff and location How to obtain services Patient care Genetic Information & Counseling Research The Dysautonomia Treatment and Evaluation Center was established at NYU Medical Center in 1969 to provide care to individuals affected with the genetic disorder familial dysautonomia (FD). This patient group is a genetically homogeneous population with consistent neuropathologic lesions involving the ...

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In the March issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics, two groups report that mutations in the IKBKAP gene, encoding the protein IKAP, cause Familial Dysautonomia (FD). Two single base pair mutations in this gene account for nearly 100% of FD cases, and this finding will revolutionize genetic testing and hopefully lead to a cure for this devastating disorder.

Familial Dysautonomia: Overview, Screening and Testing Information, Support Resouces.