Research

Does your clinical report have a gene of interest and you are looking for further research or testing? 

Many of our researchers recruit and study cohorts of patients with the same known genetic mutation and/or rare disease diagnosis. You may search our site using the official gene symbol in search box above to connect with a UCLA provider who may be studying or have interest in that gene. (Example: spinal muscular atrophy = SMN1, SMN2)

The CCRD plays an important role in managing data and sample collection for numerous UCLA investigators. Our work has uncovered new gene discoveries and linked providers working on rare genetic variants.

Much of CCRD efforts are aimed at recruiting and studying cohorts of patients with the same diagnosis. Much of our research is preclinical and may not include a treatment or intervention. 

CCRD has a unique opportunity to offer comprehensive genomic testing for patients without a diagnosis. If that sounds like your situation, please ask your provider to reach out to CCRD for consideration. We take referrals from clincians searching for the genetic variant causing a disease where the clinical evaluation and tests have not provided an answer. Much of our research is preclinical and may not include a treatment or intervention. 

If you have a diagnosis and are looking for further treatment options, you may want to explore the numerous clinical trials at UCLA. Clinical Trials are clinical studies where a participant is assigned to an intervention or control group to evaluate a new treatment or device.  You can read more about clinical trials here

For a list of clinical trials open at UCLA click here