For Patients & Families
Structure and Function of Lymphatic System
Presented by Miikka Vikkula, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, at the LGDA Patient & Family Conference, 27 July 2018. Abstract: The circulatory system consists of two highly-branched tubular structures: the blood vessels and the lymphatic vessels. These systems are essential ...
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Rare Lung Disease Week II – View Recorded Webinar
As part of "Rare Lung Disease Week at the ATS" and in conjunction with PAR partner the Lymphangiomtosis & Gorham's Disease Alliance, the ATS PAR presented a live webinar on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. If you were unable to join the webinar, it was recorded and can be viewed by ...
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Warrior Featured in ATS Publication
ATS Patient Voices 3: Their Stories, Their Words, a new ebook release by the American Thoracic Society Public Advisory Roundtable (ATS PAR), features the story of LGDA Warrior Megan Gray's journey with lymphangiomatosis. Megan's story will be familiar to many of those diagnosed with lymphangiomatosis and their families; the LGDA ...
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Webinar: Pulmonary Complications of Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham’s
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 ...
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Patient & Family Conference
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 ...
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Join the LGDA Registry
When 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! ...
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