wilson disease association wilson disease association the wilson disease association (wda) is a nonprofit volunteer organization which has been established to support the people who suffer from wilson's disease. the association's main mission is to finance scientific researches on this disease and enlightening people about it. wilson disease associationformation1978 in binghamton, new yorkfounderjohn chungtypenonprofitpurposeto finance researches on wilson disease and support people affected by this disease.locationnew yorkleaderjean p. perogboard of directorsmary l. graper, jeanne a friedmanwebsitehttps://www.wilsonsdisease.org/ history the association was created in 1978 in binghamton, new york with the purpose to help the pei family with 2 children suffering from wilson disease by a group of individuals. the first president of the wda was john chung, the founder of the association. he was a friend of the pei family.