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遗传和罕见疾病信息中心(GARD)是由国家人类基因组研究所(NHGRI)和罕见疾病研究办公室(ORDR)-美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)的两个机构-于2002年创建的，旨在帮助人们找到关于遗传和罕见疾病的有用信息。GARD为有经验的信息专家提供即时、几乎全天候的访问，他们可以用英语和西班牙语提供关于遗传和罕见疾病的最新和准确的信息。到目前为止，GARD已经回复了超过15,500个关于罕见和遗传性疾病的询问。请求不仅来自患者及其家人，也来自医生、护士和其他医疗保健专业人员。GARD还被证明对遗传咨询师、职业和物理治疗师、社会工作者和与患有遗传病或罕见疾病的人合作的教师很有用。即使是正在研究一种基因或罕见疾病的科学家，他们的研究需要信息，也已经联系了GARD，参与临床研究的人也是如此。希望帮助人们为那些患有遗传病或罕见疾病的人寻找资源的社区领导人和希望为其成员提供最新疾病信息的倡导团体已经联系了GARD。而正在撰写关于基因或罕见疾病的报道的媒体成员发现，Gard手头的信息有用、准确和完整。

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) was created in 2002 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) - two agencies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - to help people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases. GARD provides immediate, virtually round-the-clock access to experienced information specialists who can furnish current and accurate information - in both English and Spanish - about genetic and rare diseases. So far, GARD has responded to over 15,500 inquiries on rare and genetic diseases. Requests come not only from patients and their families, but also from physicians, nurses and other health-care professionals. GARD also has proved useful to genetic counselors, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, and teachers who work with people with a genetic or rare disease. Even scientists who are studying a genetic or rare disease and who need information for their research have contacted GARD, as have people who are taking part in a clinical study. Community leaders looking to help people find resources for those with genetic or rare diseases and advocacy groups who want up-to-date disease information for their members have contacted GARD. And members of the media who are writing stories about genetic or rare diseases have found the information GARD has on hand useful, accurate and complete.