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Rare Research Report: November 2025

Each month, we share summaries of recent Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network grant-funded publications. Catch up on RDCRN research for November 2025.

Is it Tremor or Dystonia? New Research Aims for Better Understanding to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment

December 1, 2020

International Digital Nephropathology Repositories Set Stage for Artificial Intelligence Applications in Study of Rare Kidney Diseases

November 17, 2020

A photo of Laura Barisoni, MD, of the Department of Pathology and Medicine at Duke University and Co-investigator and Chair of the Pathology Working Group of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) appears on a dark blue background

Dystonia Coalition Database Uncovers Characteristics of Upper Limb Dystonia

October 6, 2020

Researchers Discover New Gene Causing Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

September 16, 2020

Expression and localization of CFAP57 in human airway epithelial cells. © 2020 Bustamante-Marin et al.

Data Helps Researchers Link Cavernous Angioma to Disordered Gut Microbiomes

June 11, 2020

Researchers Identify New Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation, GALNT2-CDG

May 26, 2020

New Lung Disease Reveals Gene Regulating Airway Mucociliary Clearance

May 5, 2020

Visit the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network on Feb. 28 at Rare Disease Day at NIH

February 20, 2020

The Rare Diseases Clinical Network and NIH logos appear over a geometric design featuring fuchsia, teal, and purple triangles.