CANAVAN DISEASE

The Canavan Research Foundation

Fairwood Professional Building

New Fairfield, CT 06812

(203) 746-2436

(203) 746-3205 (fax)

canavanresearch @aol.com

http://www.canavan.org/

 

CANCER

American Cancer Society

1599 Clifton Rd. NE

Atlanta, GA 30329-4251

(800) 227-2345

(404) 320-3333

(404) 982-3676 (fax)

http://www.cancer.org

Canadian Cancer Society

10 Alcorn Ave., Ste. 200

CAN M4V 3B1 Toronto, ON

(416) 961-7223

(416) 961-4189 (fax)

ccs@cancer.ca

http://www.cancer.ca

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

3910 Warner St.

Kensington, MD 20895

(800) 366-2223

(301) 962-3520 (phone/fax)

info@candlelighters.org

http://www.candlelighters.org

Childhood Cancer Foundation-Candlelighters Canada

55 Eglinton Ave E, Ste. 401

CAN M4P 1G8 Toronto, ON

(800) 363-1062 (Canada only)

(416) 489-6440

(416) 489-9812 (fax)

staff@candlelighters.ca

http://www.candlelighters.ca

-Turcot Syndrome

CELIAC DISEASE

Canadian Celiac Association

5170 Dixie Rd, Ste 204

CAN L4W 1E3 Mississauga, ON

(800) 363-7296 (Canada only)

(905) 507-6208

(905) 507-4673 (fax)

celiac@look.ca

http://www.celiac.ca

Celiac Disease Foundation

13251 Ventura Blvd.

#1 Studio City

Los Angeles, CA 91604-1838

(818) 990-2354

(818) 990-2379 (fax)

cdf@celiac.org

http://www.celiac.org

-Dermatitis Herpetiformis

-Digestive Disorders

-Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive

-Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy

CELIAC SPRUE

American Celiac Society

59 Crystal Ave.

West Orange, NJ 07052-3570

(973) 325-8837

(973) 669-8808 (fax)

amerceliacsoc@netscape.net

American Celiac Society Dietary Support Coalition

59 Crystal Ave.

West Orange, NJ 07052-3570

(973) 325-8837

(973) 669-8808 (fax)

bentleac@umdnj.edu

-Dermatitis Herpetiformis

-Digestive Disorders

-Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive

-Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy

CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME, CONGENITAL

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Family Support Network

71 Maple St.

Oneonta, NY 13820

Vanderlaanm@hartwick.edu

-Haddad Syndrome

CEREBRAL PALSY

Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy

1630 Lawrence Ave. W., Ste. 104

CAN M6L 1C5 Toronto, ON

(416) 244-9686

(877) 244-9686

(416)244-6553 (fax)

ofcp@ofcp.on.ca

http://www.ofcp.on.ca

National Brachial Plexus/Erb's Palsy Association, Inc.

Brenda Copeland-Moore

P.O. Box 23

Larsen, WI 54947

(920) 836-2151

(209) 644-5813 (fax)

info@nbpepa.org

http://www.nbpepa.org

United Cerebral Palsy Associations

1660 L St. NW, Ste. 700

Washington, DC 20036-5602

(800) 872-5827

(202) 776-0406

(202) 973-7197 (TDD)

(202) 776-0414 (fax)

national@ucp.org

http://www.ucp.org

United Cerebral Palsy of NYC

80 Maiden Ln., 8th Fl.

New York, NY 10038-4811

(212) 683-6700

infoucp@aol.com

http://www.ucpnyc.org

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association

2700 Chestuct St.

Chester, PA 19013

(800) 606-2682

(610) 499-9264

(610) 499-9267 (fax)

cmtassoc@aol.com

http://www.charcot-marie-tooth.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Bob Mackle, Director of Public Information

3300 E. Sunrise Dr.

Tucson, AZ 85718-3208

(800) 572-1717

(520) 529-5300 (fax)

mda@mdausa.org

http://www.mdausa.org

http://www.mdaenespanol.org

Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation, Inc.

2330 N Meridian St.

Indianapolis, IN 46208-5730

(800) 544-1213

(317) 923-MDFF (6333)

mdff@mdff.org

http://www.mdff.org

-Sensory Motor Neuropathy, Hereditary

CHARGE ASSOCIATION

CHARGE Syndrome foundation

2004 Parkade Blvd.

Columbia, MO 65202-3121

(800) 442-7604

(573) 499-4694 (voice/fax)

marion@chargesyndrome.org

http://www.chargesyndrome.org

 

CHRIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING-RELATED DISABILITIES

CVS Parent Network Support Group

15706 Reynolds Ln.

Oak Forest, IL 60452

(815) 462-0708

midsun@aol.com

 

CHROMOSOME 13 & 18 DISORDERS

Support Organization for Trisomy 18,13 and Related Disorders (SOFT)

Barbara Van Herreweghe, President

2982 S Union St.

Rochester, NY 14624

(800) 716-7638

(716) 594-1957 (fax)

barbsoft@aol.com

http://www.trisomy.org

-Trisomy 18

-Trisomy 13

CHROMOSOME 4P-

Chromosome 4P- Support Group

Sharon York

2585 Taylor

Longview, WA 98632

(360) 577-9033

syork@scattercreek.com

Priority 4 Families Support Group (WHS & 4p-)

c/o Brenda Grimmett

5536 Virginia Ct.

Amherst, OH 44001

(440) 282-1460 (Phone)

(440) 989-2005 (fax)

bgrimmett@eriecoast.com

http://priority4families.tripod.com

-All 4P- P+ Syndrome

-All 4Q- Q+ Ring 4 Chromosome

CHROMOSOME 8P DISORDERS

8p Duplication Support Group

Genetics Ctr.

Children's Medical Ctr.

1 Children's Plaza

Dayton, OH 45404

(937) 641-5645

(937) 641-5325 (fax)

genemail@aol.com

 

CHROMOSOME 9 DISORDERS

Chromosome 9p-Network

393 N Grass Valley Rd.

Pine Valley, UT 84781

(435) 574-1121

beverly.udell@9pminus.org

http://www.9pminus.org

Trisomy 9 International Parent Support

Children's Hospital of Michigan

3901 Beaubien Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48201-2196

(313) 745-4513

(313) 745-4827 (fax)

 

CHROMOSOME 18 DISORDERS

Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society

6302 fox Head

San Antonio, TX 78247

(210) 657-4968 (voice/fax)

office@chromosome18.org

http://www.chromosome18.org

 

CHROMOSOME 22 RING

Chromosome 22 Central

259 Kent Ave.

CAN P4N 3C2 Timmins, ON

(705) 268-3099 (voice/fax)

98152@c22c.org

http://www.c22c.org

 

CHROMOSOME DELETIONS

Chromosome Deletion Outreach, Inc.

Box 724

Boca Raton, FL 33429-0724

(888) 236-6880

(561) 391-5098

(561) 395-4252 (fax)

cdo@att.net

http://www.chromodisorder.org

-Chromosome 3, Monosomy 3P2

-Chromosome 4 Ring

-Chromosome 9 Ring

CHROMOSOME INVERSIONS

National Center on Chromosome Inversions

1029 Johnson St.

Des Moines, IA 50315

(515) 287-6798 (voice/fax)

ncfci@msn.com

http://www.barkersnet.com/ncfci

 

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

CFIDS Association of America Youth Alliance

PO Box 220398

Charlotte, NC 28222-0398

(800) 442-3437

(704) 365-9755 (fax)

info@cfids.org

http://www.cfids.org

 

CLEFT PALATE

Cleft Palate Foundation

104 S Estes Dr., Ste. 204

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(800) 242-5338

(919) 933-9044

(919) 933-9604 (fax)

clefftline@aol.com

http://www.cleftline.org

-Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal Dysplasia-Cleft

Lip/Palate (EEC) Syndrome

-EEC Syndrome

-Hay-Wells Syndrome

-Kallman Syndrome

-Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita

COBALAMIN (B12) DEFICIENCY

Cobalamin Network

Susan Rump, Facilitator

PO Box 174

Thetford Center, VT 05075

(802) 785-4029

suebee18@valley.net

-Folate Metabolism; Inborn Error Of

-Vitamin B12 Metabolism; Inborn Error Of

COCKAYNE SYNDROME

Share and Care Cockayne Syndrome Network

c/o Shirley rodriguez

PO Box 570618

Dallas, TX 75357

(972) 613-6273

(972) 613-4590 (fax)

93082@aol.com

 

COFFIN-LOWRY SYNDROME

Coffin-Lowry Syndrome foundation

c/o Mary C. Hoffman

3045 255th Ave. SE

Sammamish, WA 98075

(425) 427-0939

clsfoundation@yahoo.com

http://www.clsfoundation.tripod.com

 

COLON CANCER, HEREDITARY

Hereditary colon Cancer Registry

c/o Jill D. Brensinger

Johns Hopkins Hospital

550 N. Broadway, Ste. 108

Baltimore, MD 21205

(410) 614-4038

(410) 614-9544 (fax)

hccregistry@jhmi.edu

http://www.hopkins-coloncancer.org

Hereditary Colon Cancer Association (HCCA)

3601 N. 4th Ave Ste. 201

Sioux falls, SD 57104-0787

(800) 264-6783

(605) 373-2067

(605) 336-6699 (fax)

info@hereditarycc.org

http://www.hereditarycc.org

-Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

-Familial Juvenile Polyposis

-Gardner Syndrome

-Gastrointestinal Cancer

-Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal

Cancer

-Hutchinson-WeberPeutz Syndrome

-Intestinal Polyposis

-Intestinal Polyposiscutaneous

Pigmentation Syndrome

-Jeghers Syndrome

-Turcot Syndrome

CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH)

CARES Foundation Inc

PO Box 264

Short Hills, NJ 07078-0264

(866) 227-3737

(973) 912-3895

(973) 912-3894

kelly@caresfoundation.org

http://www.caresfoundation.org

 

CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS

Coalition for Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue

382 Main St.

Port Washington, NY 11050

(800) 862-7326

(516) 883-8712

(516) 883-8040 (fax)

staff@marfan.org

http://www.marfan.org

-Dermatolysis

-Dermatochalasia

-Dermatomegaly

-Elastorrhexis

COOLEY ANEMIA/THALASSEMIA MAJOR

Cooley's Anemia Foundation

129-09 26th Ave., Ste. 203

flushing, NY 11354

(800) 522-7222

(718) 321-2873

(718) 321-3340 (fax)

info@cooleysanemia.org

http://www.cooleysanemia.org

Thalassemia Action Group

129-09 26th Ave., Ste. 203

Flushing, NY 11354

(800) 522-7222

(718) 321-2873

(718) 321-3340 (fax)

ncaf@aol.com

Thalassemia Foundation

32 Fern Ave.

Weston, ON

CAN M9N 1M2

(416) 242-8425

josie.sirna@utoronto.ca

-Erythroblastotic Anemia of Childhood

-Hemolytic Anemia

-Herreditary Leptocytosis

-Target Cell Anemia

-Thalassemia Major

CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME

Cornelia de Lange

Syndrome Foundation

302 W. Main St.#100

Avon, CT 06001-3681

(800) 223-9355

(860) 676-8166

(860) 676-8337 (fax)

info@cdlsusa.org

http://www.cdlsusa.org

-Amsterdam Dwarf Syndrome of De

Lange

CRANIOFACIAL DISORDERS

AboutFace International

123 Edwards St.

Toronto, ON

CAN M5G1E2

(800) 665-3223

(416) 597-2229

(416) 597-8494 (fax)

abtface@interlog.com

http://www.interlog.com/abtface

AboutFace USA

PO Box 969

Batavia, IL 60510

(888) 486-1209

AboutFace2000@aol.com

http://www.aboutfaceUSA.org

Tennessee Craniofacial Center

c/o Terri Farmer

975 E. Third St.

Chattanooga, TN 37403

(800) 418-3223

(423) 778-9192

(423) 778-8172 (fax)

farmertm@erlanger.org

http://www.erlanger.org/craniofacial/center

Craniosynostosis and Positional Plagioceohaly Support, Inc. (CAPPS)

2965-A Quarters

Quantico, VA 22134

(877) 686-CAPS (2277)

(866) 454-5902

(703) 445-1078 (fax)

stpnjep@aol.com

http://www.caps2000.com

FACES-The National Craniofacial Association

Lynne Mayfield President

PO Box 11082

Chattanooga, TN 37401

(800) 332-2373

(423) 267-3124 (fax)

faces@faces-cranio.org

http://www.faces-cranio.org

Forward Face: The Charity for Children with Craniofacial Conditions

Inst. Of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

317 E 34th St., Ste. 901 A

New York, NY 10016

(800) 393-3223

(212) 684-5860

(212) 684-5864 (fax)

Let's Face It

PO Box 29972

Bellingham, WA 98228-1972

(360) 676-7325

letsfaceit@faceit.org

http://www.faceit.org

National foundation for Facial Reconstruction

317 E. 34th St., Rm. 901

New York, NY 10016

(212) 263-6656

(212) 263-7534 (fax)

info@nffr.org

http://www.nffr.org

 

Children's Craniofacial Association

13140 Coit Rd.

Ste. 307

Dallas, TX 75240

(800) 535-3643

(214) 570-9099

contactCCA@ccakids.com

-Crouzon Disease

-Ectrodactyly-ectodermal Dysplasia-Cleft

Lip/Palate (EEC) Syndrome

-EEC Syndrome

-Facial Disfigurement

-Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (FDH)

Syndrome

-Hallerman-Streiff Syndrome

-Hay-Wells Syndrome

-Hemangioma

-Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome

-Seckel Syndome

-Amniotic Bands

CRI DU CHAT SYNDROME

5p-Society

PO Box 268

Lakewood CA 90914-0268

(888) 970-0777

(714) 901-1544

(562) 920-5240 (fax)

director@fivepminus.org

http://www.fivepminus.org

-Le Jeune Syndrome

CROHN DISEASE & COLITIS

CCFA Crohn's & Colitis

Foundation of America

386 Park Ave. S., 17th Fl.

New York, NY 10016-8804

(800) 932-2423

(212) 685-3440

(212) 779-4098 (fax)

info@ccfa.org

http://www.ccfa.org

Crohn's and colitis Foundation of Canada

60 St. Clair Ave. E., Ste. 600

Toronto, ON

CAN M4T 1N5

(800) 387-1479 (Canada only)

(416) 920-5035

(416) 929-0364 (fax)

ccfc@ccfc.ca

http://www.ccfc.ca

Pediatric Crohn's & Colitis Association

PO Box 188

Newton, Ma 02168

(617) 489-5854 (voice/fax)

-Digestive Disorders

-Ulcerative Colitis

CYCLIC VOMITING SYNDROME

Cyclic Vomiting

Syndrome Association

3585 Cedar Hill Rd. NW

Canal winchester, OH 43110

(614) 837-2586 (phone/fax)

waitesd@cvsaonline.org

http://www.cvsaonline.org

-Abdominal Migraine

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

2221 Yonge St., Ste. 601

Toronto, ON

CAN M4S 2B4

(800) 378-2233 (Canada only)

(416) 485-9149

(416) 485-0960 (fax)

info@cysticfibrosis.ca

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

6931 Arlington Rd.

Bethesda, MD 20814

(800) FIGHT CF (344-4823)

(301) 951-6378 (fax)

info@cff.org

http://www.cff.org

 

CYSTINOSIS

Cystinosis Foundation

604 Vermont St

Oakland, CA 94610

(800) 392-8458

(559) 222-7997

jd2jptz@qmis.net

http://www.cystinosis.com

-Fanconi II

CYSTINURIA

Cystinuria support Network

21001 NE 36th St.

Sammarnish, WA 98074

(425) 868-2996

(425) 897-0675 (fax)

cystinuria@aol.com

http://www.cystinuria.com

-Hypercystinuria

-Kidney Stones

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV), CONGENITAL

National Congenital CMV Disease Registry

Carol Griesser, Research Nurse

1102 Bates St MC 3-2371

Houston, TX 77030-2399

(832) 824-4387

(832) 825-4347 (fax)

cmv@bcm.tmc.edu

http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/pedi/infect/cmv

 

DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME

Dandy-Walker Syndrome Network

Desiree' Fleming, Parent/Founder

5030 142nd Path W.

Apple Valley, MN 55124

(952) 423-4008

-Hydrocephalus, Obstructive

DEAF-BLIND

American Association of the Deaf-Blind

814 Thayer Ave., Ste. 302

silver spring, MD 20910

(800) 735-2258 (Voice)

(301) 588-6545 (TDD)

(301) 588-8705 (fax)

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind

111 Middle Neck Rd.

Sands Point, NY 11050

(800) 255-0411

(516) 944-7302 (fax)

nfadb@aol.com

http://www.NFADB.org

The National Information Clearinghouse on children Who are Deaf-Blind (DB-LINK)

DB-LINK

345 N. Monmouth Ave.

Monmouth, OR 97361

(800) 438-9376

(800) 854-7013

blink@tr.wou.edu

http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink

The Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association

Dr. Linda Marner President

350 Brant Ave.

Brantford, ON

CAN N3T 3J9

(519) 754-0729

(519) 754-5400 (fax)

cdbra.nat@sympatico.ca

http://www.cdbra.ca

-Dual Sensory Impairments

-Hay-Wells Syndrome

-Visual Impairment/Hearing Impairment

-Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome

DIABETES INSPIDUS

The Diabetes Insipidus foundation Inc.

4533 Ridge Dr

Baltimorre, MD 21229

(410) 247-3953

(410) 247-5584 (fax)

diabetesinsipidus@maxinter.net

 

DIABETES MELLITUS

American Diabetes Association

Government Relations Dept

1701 N. Beauregard St.

Alexandria, VA 22311

(703) 549-1500

(703) 549-8748 (fax)

http://www.diabetes.org

Canadian Diabetes Association

15 Toronto St., Ste, 800

Toronto, ON

CAN M5C 2E3

(416) 363-3373

(416) 363-3393 (fax)

info@diabetes.ca

http://www.diabetes.ca

-Alstrom Syndrome

DOWN SYNDROME

Association for Children with Down Syndrome

4 Fern PL.

Plainview, NY 11803

(516) 933-4700

(516) 933-7524 (fax)

info@acds.org

http://www.acds.org

Canadian Down Syndrome Society

811 14th St. NW

Calgary, AB

CAN T2N 2A4

(800) 883-5608 (Canada only)

(403) 270-8500

(403) 270-8291 (fax)

dsinfo@cdss.ca

http://www.cdss.ca

Foundation for children with Down Syndrome

3920 Blaisdell Ave. S., Ste. 1

Minneapolis, MN. 55409

(918) 836-8698

(612) 822-1032 (fax)

La Foundation John Langdon Down, A.C.

Selva 4

Insurgentes Cuicuilco

Delegacion coyocan, 04530

Mexico DF

(52) 66-66-8580

(52) 56-06-3800 (fax)

fjldown@mail.internet.com.mix

International Foundation for Genetic Research/The Michael fund

Randy Engel, Executive Director

500 A garden city Dr.

Pittsburgh, PA 15146

(412) 823-6380

tengel@bellatlantic.net

http://www.michaelfund.org

National down Syndrome Congress

1370Center Dr., Ste. 102

Atlanta, GA 30338

(800) 232-6372

(770) 604-9898 (fax)

ndsccenter@aol.com

http://www.Ndsccenter.org

National Down Syndrome Society

666 Broadway, 8th Fl.

New York, NY 10012-2317

(800) 221-4602

(212) 460-9330

(212) 979-2873 (fax)

info@ndss.org

http://www.ndss.org

Trisomy 21 Research Foundation

933 First Colonial Rd., Ste. 109

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

(757) 425-1969

(757) 425-1822 (fax)

lleichtman@macs.net

http://www.tri21.org

 

DUBOWITZ SYNDROME

Dubowitz Syndrome Parent Support Network

PO Box 2441

Vincennes, IN 47591

(812) 886-0575

(812) 886-1128 (fax)

bobbie@dubowitz.org

http://www.dubowitz.org

 

DWARFISM

Billy Barty foundation

929 W. Olive Ave., Ste. C

Burbank, CA 91506

(818) 953-5410

http://www.rth.org/bbf/

Metatropic Dwarf Registry

3393 Geneva Dr.

Santa Clara, CA 95051

(408) 244-6354

(408) 296-6317 (fax)

figone@netgate.net

-Skeletal Dysplasia

DYSAUTONOMIA

National Dysautonomia Research Foundation (NDRF)

421 W. Fourth St., Ste. 9

Red Wing, MN 55066

(651) 267-0525

(651) 267-0524 (fax)

ndrf@ndrf.org

http://www.ndrf.org

 

DYSLEXIA

Dyslexia Research Institute

Dr. Patricia K. Hardman Director

5746 Centerville Rd.

Tallahassee, Fl 32309

(850) 893-2216

(850) 893-2440 (fax)

dri@talstar.com

http://www.dyslexia-add.org

The International Dyslexia Association

8600 La Salle Rd.

Chester Bldg., Ste. 382,

Baltimore, MD 21286-2044

(800) 222-3123

(410) 296-0232

(410) 321-5069 (fax)

info@interdys.org

http://www.interdys.org

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

20 Roszel Rd.

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 452-0606

(609) 520-7990 (fax)

-SLD

DYSTONIA

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation

Robert McAlister, Ph.D.

Executive Director

One E. Wacker Dr., Ste. 2430

Chicago, IL 60601-1905

(312) 755-0198

(312) 803-0138 (fax)

jdystonia@dystoniafoundation.org

http://www.dystoniafoundation.org

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation-Canada

116-230 Heath St. W.

Toronto, ON

CAN M5P 1N8

(800) 361-8061 (Canada only)

(416) 488-6974

(416) 488-8323

Dystonia@dystoniafoundation.org

-Ziehen-Oppenheim Disease

-Torsian Dystonia, Idiopathic

-Spasmodic Wryneck

-Spasmodic Torticollis

-Spasmodic Dysphonia