What is CDG?

Glycosylation is a multi-step mechanism that assembles and processes complex sugar trees which are then attached to our proteins and fats endowing them with novel capabilities. When someone has a defect in a step necessary for a normal glycosylation, we say that person lives with CDG. 

Mayo Clinic Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Clinic has released the video below that helps you better understand what CDG is. A powerpoint is also available here.

For further information you can watch the following video lecture by Andrey K below:

Watch below the training webinar Rare Diseases are Not Rare – A Training on Rare Disease Resources shared by Network of the National Library of Medicine [NNLM], to help you 

• Understand what defines a rare disease;
• Know more about rare diseases and the diagnosis journey; 
• Learn more about the importance of research in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases;
• Learn more about resources that health and health information professionals can use to support individuals with rare diseases.

Learn more about CDG, move ahead to our community tailored sections across https://worldcdg.org/ and across the following reliable sources of information: 

• Section dedicated to CDG from Children’s hospital of Philadelphia here
• NORD offers an overview about CDG here
• Visit the new Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center Website here. Also to know its features watch Rare Diseases are Not Rare – A Training on Rare Disease Resources
• Mayo Clinic Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Clinic sees website here
• Orphanet, the portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs offers summaries here