Patient Navigator

Rearrangements of the short arm of Chromosome 8 (8p) can result in a spectrum of complex medical conditions, affecting various body systems. The severity of symptoms varies significantly between patients, even with the same chromosomal rearrangement. Project 8p’s Patient Navigator serves as a valuable resource, providing families and healthcare providers with crucial information about clinical findings in individuals with chromosome 8p disorders and offering care recommendations to ensure the best possible outcomes for the 8p hero.

Unlock the Benefits of the Patient Navigator Tool

The Patient Navigator is an innovative online tool designed to empower individuals with chromosome 8p disorders, their families, and clinical providers. It simplifies the management of 8p disorders by providing essential information about associated clinical findings and the severity of chromosome 8p rearrangements. Use the Navigator to understand symptoms and access care recommendations from Project 8p’s clinical advisors, ensuring you have the necessary information and guidance for effective care management.

The Navigator will continuously be updated as new symptoms or clinical care recommendations arise, keeping users informed with the latest insights and best practices.

The Project 8p Foundation (Project 8p) was created in 2018 to:

  • Accelerate future treatments, not only for 8p, but potentially for other chromosome-wide diseases as well.
  • Lead with knowledge from patients. Currently, there is no cure for 8p disorders, nor is there a standard course of treatment.

The Project 8p Foundation (Project 8p) was created in 2018 to:

  • Raise transformative funding for pioneering scientific research into treatments for a complex, rare disease involving 250+ affected genes on the short arm of the 8 th chromosome (8p). Rearrangements of these genes causes significant abnormalities to the entire neurological system, thus all organs and functions of the body– with variance in cognitive functions, gross motor skills, social development and other challenges during infancy, and throughout life;
  • Empower a unified community of 8p patients and their families so they can have meaningful lives today; and
  • Accelerate future treatments, not only for 8p, but potentially for other chromosome-wide diseases as well.