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Dysautonomia, Familial
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Synonyms
- FD
- Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy, Type III (HSAN, Type III)
- Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type III
- HSAN-III
- HSN-III
- Riley-Day Syndrome
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Familial dysautonomia is a rare genetic disorder of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) that primarily affects people of Eastern European Jewish heritage. It is characterized by diminished sensitivity to pain, lack of overflow tearing in the eyes, a decrease in the number of knob-like projections that cover the tongue (fungiform papillae), unusual fluctuations of body temperature, and unstable blood pressure. Symptoms of this disorder are apparent at birth. The autonomic nervous system controls vital involuntary body functions.
Resources
Dysautonomia Foundation, Inc.
315 West 39th Street
Suite 701
New York
NY
10018
USA
Tel: (212)279-1066
Fax: (212)279-2066
info@familialdysautonomia.org
http://www.familialdysautonomia.org
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains
NY
10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
800: (888)663-4637
Askus@marchofdimes.com
http://www.marchofdimes.com
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda
MD
20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
800: (800)352-9424
braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Dysautonomia Foundation, Inc., Toronto Chapter
343 Clark Avenue West
Suite 1103
Thornhill
Ontario
L4J 7K5
Canada
Tel: 9058827725
Fax: (905) 764-7752National Dysautonomia Research Foundation
PO Box 301
Red Wing
MN
55066-0102
Tel: (651)267-0525
Fax: (651)267-0524
ndrf@ndrf.org
http://www.ndrf.org
Familial Dysautonomia Hope Foundation
110 Deerwood Court
Chapell Hill
NC
27517
USA
Tel: (828)238-3149
info@fdhope.org
http://www.fdhope.org
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay
WI
54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
800: (877)336-5333
mums@netnet.net
http://www.netnet.net/mums/
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Last Updated: 8/17/2007
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