Jewish Genetic Diseases
Mazornet, Inc. is proud to present this important website, and is dedicated to compile helpful information and resources concerning Jewish Genetic Diseases.
The first step towards unraveling the mysteries behind genetic disorders is to find the problem genes. Many defective genes have been identified and work is ongoing to discover feasible methods for "cures". While investigations of genetic treatments continue, people are in a position to begin using the current facts for their benefit.
There are nearly 4,000 genetic diseases known that afflict the world’s population. However, in almost every ethnic, racial, or demographic group, certain genetic diseases occur at higher frequencies among their members than in the general population. Such is the case for the Jewish people.
The genetic diseases described on Mazornet's Jewish Diseases are disorders which occur more frequently in individuals of Jewish ancestry. Most diseases are severely incapacitating and some are tragically debilitating, leading to death in infancy or early childhood. Tay-Sachs may be the most notorious of the lot, but other diseases, just as prevalent and just as devastating, shatter the lives of Jewish families.
Children and adults with a rare genetic disease have multiple needs to address: health concerns, primarily, but others as well. As a service to the global Jewish community, Mazornet.com is committed to gathering and compiling data about Jewish genetic disorders. More importantly, Mazornet.com’s mission is to serve as the ultimate information resource by surfacing areas of assistance online and in the real world. It is not Mazornet.com’s intent to choose resources, but rather to make support information and resources of any kind available to the people and to the families afflicted by these diseases. There is hope, and there is help.
Important Contact Information
Center
for the Study and Treatment of Jewish Genetic Diseases
at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Systems
Erin O’Rourke, M.S.
Tel: 1-800-334--7980
email eorourke@helix.hgen.pitt.edu
National
Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases Inc.
For support and information:
250 Park Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10017
(212) 371-1030