Our Goals

Awareness & Education
Awareness & Education
We want to advocate, educate and be heralders of this syndrome by creating awareness and identifying new patients to build and strengthen our community.
Research Assets
We aspire to build a biobank or repository for iPsc Cell Lines with various variants. We also wish to invest in a custom mouse or/and zebrafish.
Research Assets
Preclinical Research
Preclinical Research
We desire to fund Preclinical research to study disease and disease mechanisms. Discovery of therapeutic approaches such as drug repurposing, gene therapy, ASO’s (Antisense Oligonucleotides) and development of small molecule drugs.
Patient Database
We will work towards the collection of patient data through natural history studies. Natural History studies help researchers in understanding how variants are expressed differently in each patient. This knowledge aids in the development of new drugs.
Patient Database
Cross-Collaboration

Cross-Collaboration
We want to provide resources to facilitate collaboration to expedite the process to treatment. We are working hard to encourage collaboration among these groups can often result in efficiencies by preventing duplication of efforts.

Clinical Trials
Clinical trials for the treatment of rare diseases are expensive and essential. We want to be ready to support research organizations in their effort to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of a treatment and the amount of the medication needed in a small group of patients. If preliminary trials show viability we want to be ready to fund Phase II clinical trials which  include a larger group of patients to further establish the effectiveness and safety of the drug. FDA & EMA reviews findings from research and clinical trials to approve treatment.
Clinical Trials
Disclosure:

This site is intended to provide basic educational information about DLG4-related synaptopathies. It is not intended to, nor does it, constitute medical or other advice. Readers are warned not to take any action regarding medical treatment or otherwise based on the information on this web site without first consulting a physician. The DLG4 Research Fund does not promote or recommend any treatment, therapy, institution or health care plan.

The information contained in this site is intended for your general education and information only and not for use in pursuing any treatment or course of action. Ultimately, the course of action in treating a given patient must be individualized after a thorough discussion with the patient’s physician(s).thorough discussion with the patient’s physician(s).