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NPRF – Niemann-Pick Research Foundation
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The Niemann Pick Research Foundation was established in 2011 to raise funds to support research in to finding a treatment for NPC.
The Trustees aim was to make a difference to the current...
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Research Strategy – NPRF
Introduction
The NPRF was established in April 2011 to raise funds to spend on research in to the disease and promote UK trials of promising therapies for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC). It is the only UK...
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What is NPC? – NPRF
What is Niemann-Pick Disease Type C?
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C (NPC) is an ultra rare, panethnic, autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative metabolic storage disease. The disease can trace its histo...
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Ultra Rare – NPRF
Rare and Ultra Rare Diseases
5-8% of the European population have a rare condition, which translates to 25-30 million people and up to 4 million in the UK. A number that is in fact higher than those a...
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Invitation To Apply – NPRF
Invitation to apply
The NPRF welcomes applications for grants at any time of the year, we do not run application rounds as we want to hear about new, novel ideas immediately. The Research Strategy ...
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Gene Mutations – NPRF
Epididymal secretory protein E1
Sources: Gene symbol from HUGO gene nomenclature committee; chromosomal locus, locus name, critical region and complementation group from Online Mendelian Inheritance i...