The 2025 DFI Newsletter is Available
This current edition contains lots of HSAN1-related information and updates from this past year. In this newsletter, you will read about exciting new avenues of research in Dr. Robert Brown’s (UMASS Chan Medical School) laboratory, notes from the first-ever Scientific Advisory Committee meeting (held last fall), updates from DFI’s successful participation (for a 2nd consecutive year) in the Raise the Region campaign, plus more information that we hope you find helpful and encouraging.
As you will see, DFI has been actively working behind the scenes to support research opportunities in various ways and help spread awareness about this rare disease. This is all made possible through the incredible generosity of DFI’s supporters…you! We truly can’t thank you enough for your continued support and contributions that are helping to make this invaluable progress a possibility!
DFI T-shirt Fundraiser
Raise the Region 2025
The Deater Foundation raised over $4,400 including stretch funds and prizes – Thank you to everyone that donated and we’ll be back in 2026
Neurologist List updated 2024 – This list is for informational purposes only.
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 1 (HSAN1) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited neuropathy, clinically characterized initially by a loss of distal peripheral sensory and motoneuronal function. Mutations in subunits of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) have been linked to the majority of HSAN1 cases.
Since 1990 the Deater Foundation has been dedicated to funding HSAN1 research to find a treatment and a cure for the genetic neuromuscular disease Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 1 (HSAN1).
The Deater Family has been involved in research on this disease since 1938. For us, this is personal. At least 6 generations of our family have been diagnosed with HSAN1.
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