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The International Society for Mannosidosis & Related Storage Diseases (ISMRD) is proud to partner with the Office of Rare Diseases and the National Institute for Neurological Diseases & Stroke (NINDS) in presenting parallel scientific-clinical and family conferences on nine very rare Lysosomal Storage Diseases. This exciting event will be the first time anywhere that such attention has been solely focused to Glycoprotein Storage Diseases. Indeed, it will bring long overdue attention and scrutiny to Alpha-Mannosidosis, Aspartylglucosaminuria, Beta-Mannosidosis, Fucosidosis, Galactosialidosis, I-Cell Disease, Pseudo-Hurler Polydystrophy, Schindler Disease and Sialidosis.

ISMRD's primary mission has always been two-fold: to support families throughout the world affected by a Glycoprotein & Related Storage Disease, and to promote opportunities to further scientific and clinical understanding of the underlying mechanisms resulting in these diseases. In our view, the ultra-orphan nature of these disorders requires a synergy between both aspects of this mission if therapies and treatments are ever to occur.