McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS) Resources

General Information

• NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research
  The Office maintains information about MAS.
• FD/MAS Alliance
  The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports families and advocates for research for MAS and related diseases. It also provides slides from a 2009 presentation, What is McCune-Albright syndrome, and how to take care of your child with MAS .
• National Library of Medicine: What is McCune-Albright syndrome?
  The Genetics Home Reference is a resource of the National Library of Medicine.
• MAGIC Foundation
  The MAGIC Foundation maintains information about the various presentations of MAS .
• Medscape: Pediatric McCune-Albright Syndrome
  This overview at Medscape describes the pathophysiology and epidemiology of pediatric MAS.

Services, Resources, and Support

• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
  AACE has a membership directory, "Find an Endocrinologist ," where you can input a city and state to locate an endocrinologist.

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• NICHD Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics
  The program conducts research on MAS and studies genetic changes that affect the body’s endocrine system.
• NICHD-NIDDK Interinstitute Endocrinology Training Program
  The program supports research related to MAS and seeks to train internal medicine physicians to become first-rate endocrinologists who seek investigative careers.
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  NIDCR conducts research on MAS and fibrous dysplasia.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
  Members of AACE are physicians with special education, training, and interest in the practice of clinical endocrinology.
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
  This Medscape page provides information on pathophysiology, physical features, treatment, and other aspects of MAS.
• MAGIC Foundation
  The MAGIC Foundation addresses growth hormone deficiencies and other growth disorders. It provides general information on MAS . It also has posted a presentation at a 2009 convention given by an NIH researcher titled "What is McCune-Albright syndrome, and how to take care of your child with MAS”.
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
  OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes that is freely available and updated daily. The full-text, referenced overviews in OMIM contain information on all known Mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes. See the McCune-Albright Syndrome webpage for MAS genetic details.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.