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Two news outlets in British Columbia recently ran stories about Baby Olivia (McDonald), who was diagnosed with TANGO2 disease in July of this year. These two stories share the ongoing journey and struggles of Olivia and her parents, Chris and Gloria McDonald, as they and doctors battle this serious disease. Please take the time toRead more

Veronica, Thea’s Mom, has started a blog sharing her and her family’s TANGO2 journey – click here to go to Notes from a Rare Disease Mom From Veronica: “In 2017, my then 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease called Tango2 disease. Since then, we have been searching for answers and treatments.Read more

A natural history is the single best avenue to study traits of TANGO2 and how these traits progress over time With so little currently known about TANGO2, the collective data in a natural history study provides a resource to physicians that can potentially help treat children in crisis today A natural history study can helpRead more

UPDATE 6/7/2018 – NOW ACCEPTING PATIENTSFamilies can contact Dr. Christina Miyake at cymiyake@bcm.edu for further information. We received word at this past Sunday’s TANGO2 Research Foundation board meeting that the Baylor IRB protocol for a TANGO2 Study has been approved! The official title of the IRB is Understanding the underlying mechanism of TANGO2 disease –Read more