Links
The Marrow Failure and Myelodysplasia Program
International Congress on Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome, Amsterdam, June 19-20 2009
A clinical diagnostic test is now available at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
Research Sites:
SDS gene discovery press release from The Hospital for Sick Children, Dec 23 2002
Rommens Lab - The Hospital for Sick Children
The Hospital for Sick Children (main site)
Canadian Inherited Marrow Failure Registry (CIMFR)
US National Cancer Registry Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes (IBMFS) Registry
Severe Chronic Neutropenia International Registry
SDS Foundations and contacts in other countries:
Shwachman Diamond Support - UK
(E-mail:
mail@sdsuk.org)
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation (based in the USA)
Shwachman-Diamond America
Shwachman Diamond Project Ltd.
Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Germany
Shwachman Diamond Syndroom - Nederland
Shwachman Diamond Australia
(E-mail:
buchananfam@bigpond.com)
Shwachman Diamond Holland (E-mail:
ejsiderius@planet.nl)
Shwachman Diamond Italy (E-mail:
aiss@shwachman.it)
Shwachman Diamond Norway (E-mail:
nina.fjeldstad@c2i.net)
Shwachman Diamond Spain (E-mail:
tpilar@eresmas.net)
Other sites of Interest:
How to interpret complete blood counts
Neutropenia Support Association
OMIN - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Wikipedia article on SDS - has a useful genetics description
CORD- Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
NORD - National (USA) Organization for Rare Disorders
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
emedicine- Shwachman Diamond Syndrome
emedicine- White Blood Cell Function
emedicine- Myelodysplasia
