Who we are?
The Collin Dieter Gerstlauer Foundation was established in memory of Collin Dieter.
Collin was born with LCHAD. LCHAD or (Long-chain 3 hyroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogense) deficiency is a genetic syndrome with many similarities to MCAD deficiency. Like MCAD, it is caused by an enzyme defect in the beta-oxidation cycle. This results in an inability of the body to break down fatty acids into a usable energy source.
Collin lived for little more than 5 weeks. He passed away on May 18, 2008.
Our mission is to compel congress to create legislation which will mandate comprehensive metabolic screening for all newborn children in all fifty states.
