Update: If you missed the webinar on August 28, it is available for viewing on the ATS website. August 24 – 30, 2014 For the third consecutive year, Lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s disease are being featured as part of Rare Lung Disease Week at the ATS. The feature of the week occurs on Thursday, August 28 when the Lymphangiomatosis and
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With the registration at capacity, more than 110 patients and family members turned out for the very first Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance Patient & Family Conference, held in Dallas, Texas, June 14-15, 2014. Attendees, including more than two dozen children, came from Europe, South America, and the United States and Canada. Five families attended who had lost a family
» Read moreWhen you register a patient in the International LGDA Registry for Lymphatic Malformations you are helping researchers worldwide unlock the mysteries of lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s disease to find a treatment and a cure!
» Read moreNORD to Present Awards at “Portraits of Courage” Celebration, May 8, 2014, in Washington DC Rare disease patients, patient advocates, two members of Congress and companies that have brought novel new therapies to patients will be honored at the “Portraits of Courage Celebration” of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) on Thursday, May 8, at the National Building Museum
» Read moreIf you’re in the San Diego area Saturday, May 17, 2014, make plans to stop by the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society and visit with representatives of the Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance at its booth on PAR Row. This year’s event will focus on “Living Your Best Life with Lung Disease” and will be from 10 a.m. to 2
» Read moreThe Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance (LGDA) would like to express our deep thanks to Dr. Steve Groft on his retirement as the star of the world of rare diseases. As the longtime Director of the Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR), Dr. Groft has been the leading voice in America for patients and families affected by a rare disease.
» Read moreWorld Orphan Drug Congress USA Heroes Wall For 4 years the World Orphan Drug Congress USA has sought inspiration from rare disease patients to continue with the research and discovery for orphan drugs. This year WODC USA asked rare disease patients and advocacy groups who inspires them and selected the 30 heroes of the sector.
» Read moreLGDA Participates in ATS Hill Day 2014 In late March, ATS officers and patient representatives of the Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR), of which the Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s Disease Alliance is a member, visited Washington, D.C., to advocate for respiratory health as part of ATS Hill Day 2014. Events like the ATS Hill Day provide important opportunities for rare disease advocates
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1st International Conference on Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (lymphangiomatosis) and Gorham-Stout Syndrome The Lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s Disease Alliance (LGDA) and the Lymphatic Malformation Institute (LMI) are pleased to share the publication of the Conference Report on the Proceedings of the First International Conference on Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (lymphangiomatosis) and Gorham-Stout Syndrome. The conference was hosted by the LMI and the LGDA
» Read moreFive years ago I thought I was fighting an orphan disease on my own. Then I found an internet page about a little boy named Marcus that had passed away from the disease known as lymphangiomatosis. Then Marcus’s website led me to a website a couple years later that would change my life. That website was lgdalliance.org. On this website
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