Summary of CRN Research Goals

This truly is an incredible time! Researchers have created a mouse that has cystinosis and they believe improved treatments and a cure are realistic and obtainable.

The Cystinosis Research Network is pursuing an interdisciplinary research program to find a cure for cystinosis, find improved treatments for cystinosis, and better understand the disease process of cystinosis. Research is funded for selected investigators to promote collaborative efforts among the worlds leading experts in cystinosis.

The gene responsible for cystinosis, CTNS, was isolated in 1998. The positive impact of this discovery is certainly being felt. CRN sponsored research is dedicated to creating a cystinosis animal model which will help researchers better understand cystinosis and to develop improved treatments.

Our research goals also include studying the post transplant affects of cystinosis such as neurological, muscular, gastrointestinal, etc. We hope increased study of these symptoms will lead to improved treatments and a better quality of life for individuals with cystinosis.

To achieve our research goals, we must raise the necessary funds for research. Cystinosis will not go away by itself. It will continue to cause debilitating problems, physical and psychological suffering, and untimely death until researchers develop a cure.