About rare-and-clear

rare-and-clear explains the genetics of rare diseases in plain language, one gene at a time. It is written for guardians, caregivers, and patients who are reading a test report and want to understand what a gene does and what its linked conditions mean.

Every plain-language passage is quoted word for word from a reviewed public source and attributed, so you can check it yourself. The site does not rewrite or summarize gene detail. Where no reviewed source exists for a gene, the page says so and links out to trusted resources instead of publishing a substitute.

A collapsed reference tier on each gene page lists the names and numbers a lab may report — the gene's location, its reference transcript, protein domains, and a ClinVar search link. You can ignore it if you only want the plain-language explanation.

The site is built from committed snapshots of public sources and is entirely static. It collects no personal data and uses no tracking.

Browse the gene index, read the disclaimer, or see the full source attribution.