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READ MORE >...Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/ Young Minds https://youngminds.org.uk/ Samaritans If you need to talk through your feelings call 08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours a day, charges apply) or email jo@samaritans.org Carers...
READ MORE >...More information about the Covid-19 vaccination programme is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-december-2020#fn:3 Why you should register with your GP as a carer: https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health/your-gp Unique’s Carers Wellbeing guide: https://www.rarechromo.org/practical-guides-for-families/ Guidance on shielding and protecting people...
READ MORE >...in the UK. To order yours, go to rarechromo.org/html/DonateWP.aspselect Buying Merchandise and tell us in the box how many bags you would like to order. Then complete your payment and...
READ MORE >...Click here to order edible rice paper toppers from www.mycupcaketoppers.co.uk/products/unique If you need some help or guidance, just contact Caroline on email to caroline@rarechromo.org Competition: Colour in Gene the Bear!...
READ MORE >...be a huge success….. Big Blue Bake Sale Kit and Poster https://www.rarechromo.org/files/Bakesalekit.pdf To download details about the Baking Kit, plus a poster to use for your bake sale, just click...
READ MORE >...have a list of other crisis services here: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/ You may also find Unique’s practical support guides helpful, in particular, our Carers Wellbeing and Self-Isolation guides: https://www.rarechromo.org/practical-guides-for-families/ NEW for 2022:...
READ MORE >...2nd and 3rd place. 9am (BST) Quiz: https://www.virtualquizevents.com/quiz/friday-funday-15-minute-quiz/ 5pm (BST) Quiz: https://www.virtualquizevents.com/quiz/friday-funday-15-minute-quiz-2/ Mindfulness Taster Session Join in our Mindfulness Taster Session on Zoom – from 19.45 to 20.30 BST on...
READ MORE >Do take a look around the site but to help you find your way around, here are quick links to some of our most popular pages:...
READ MORE >...is your ethnic group? (Choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background) WhiteMixed / Multiple ethnic groupsAsian / Asian BritishBlack / African / Caribbean / Black BritishOther...
READ MORE >...by genes. In the human body, there are 20 different amino acids that can be linked together to form a polypeptide. A protein may be made from one or more...
READ MORE >...other participants when using them. If you have any questions please email marion@rarechromo.org Code of Online Conduct By participating in any social network, chat room, message board, or other interactive...
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READ MORE >...a new topic added to this range of guides, please let us know by emailing marion@rarechromo.org with your ideas. To support our work in this area to help us produce...
READ MORE >...Craig Mitchell Chief Operating Officer Unique The Stables, Station Road West, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9EE, UK Email: Craig@rarechromo.org Last edited by Beverly Searle BSc(Hons) PhD CBiol MRSB 5th January 2018...
READ MORE >...please email us at volunteer@rarechromo.org We will ask you to complete a short form and, if appropriate, offer a short, informal interview to ensure we meet each other’s expectations, answer...
READ MORE >...pages they visited. Click here for an overview of privacy at Google For further information please email info@rarechromo.org or rarechromo@aol.com Last edited by Beverly Searle BSc(Hons) PhD CBiol MRSB 5th...
READ MORE >...your or your child’s condition is not listed please contact us directly (help@rarechromo.org) to check if we have any members registered with that condition. We are a very small team...
READ MORE >...https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1c88o6EIwShwqA Feedback Survey for the checklist https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RJKBP8W Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help Treat Behavior in PWS www.fpwr.org/blog/study-shows-vagus-nerve-stimulation-could-help-treat-behavior-in-pws Cerebra Legal Rights Service www.cerebra.org.uk/get-advice-support/legal-entitlements-problem-solving-project/ From...
READ MORE >...from Contact: https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/children-with-health-needs/covid-vaccination-your-questions-answered/ More information about the Covid-19 vaccination programme is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-december-2020#fn:3 Why you should register with your GP as a carer: https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health/your-gp Unique’s Carers Wellbeing guide: https://www.rarechromo.org/practical-guides-for-families/...
READ MORE >...for parents and carers of medically complex children: https://www.wellchild.org.uk/2020/03/18/ten-ways-to-keep-my-child-withcomplex-health-needs-safe/. This includes a helpful link to a poster to put on your front door to advise visitors to your home of...
READ MORE >...we can further grow our knowledge and understanding of these rare conditions. Just visit www.rarechromo.org/donate and together we can help more families like our festive shining stars below. Alternatively, you...
READ MORE >...the world 🌍 To enter: Please donate a minimum of £1 at www.rarechromo.org/donate with the reason for donation as ‘Christmas Colouring Competition’ Take a photo or scan a copy of...
READ MORE >...www.rarechromo.org Applications in writing, with full CV, on email to craig@rarechromo.org to Craig Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer, Unique, by 5pm on Monday, June 7th 2021. Interviews will take place during...
READ MORE >...avoid bias, Beverly was appointed to the full-time role with Marion Mitchell providing part-time support. At 1,200 member families, the website www.rarechromo.org was launched and, in one sense, with Beverly,...
READ MORE >...will reopen on the 4th January 2021. During this period, you may find the information on our website useful: www.rarechromo.org. We will still have some great content going out across...
READ MORE >...Swedish guide in its long and short versions, and I hope more will follow! Best wishes, Kristina Photo credit: HANS ODEBERG See our chromosome and gene disorder guides at https://www.rarechromo.org/disorder-guides/...
READ MORE >...and shares their story about how Unique offers hope to families by showing them that they are never alone. Find out if Unique can support you and your family at www.rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >Buy your Christmas cards from Unique and you’ll be directly helping those with rare chromosome and gene disorders. We have brand new, colourful and very festive designs this year, something...
READ MORE >...experiences of receiving a variant of uncertain significance (VUS or VOUS) diagnosis for your child. Understanding families’ experiences and perspectives is vital for the development of best practice and ensuring...
READ MORE >...so, we would like your advice on how best to communicate our research and findings within the community. Confidentiality: We are aware that this discussion will focus on sensitive topics....
READ MORE >...about the current needs expressed by patients and caregivers. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch at Julie.mcmullan@qub.ac.uk or visit https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/RareDisease/News/IMPaCCtStudy-investigatingtheimpactofCOVID-19oncaregiversandpatients.html Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/IMPACCTsurvey...
READ MORE >...such a dedicated group of academics! As usual, all guides will be placed on our website at www.rarechromo.org/disorder-guides and will be freely available to anyone who may find them helpful....
READ MORE >...click here to read a copy of the letter or post the following into your browser: www.rarechromo.org/files/dsletter21 In addition to Unique, the other organisations to have signed the letter are:...
READ MORE >...to acknowledge and appreciate the time and expertise you’re sharing with them. Interested in getting involved? Find out more by visiting their website (www.mrcc.org.uk/education-engagement/werrare/) and send in your expression of...
READ MORE >...would like to book to attend the webinar, this is the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/delivering-different-news-to-families-by-healthcare-professionals-tickets-245707306167 Please note. This is not being run by Unique. Should you have any questions, please email esther.mugweni@ihv.org.uk...
READ MORE >...undiagnosed disorders including those associated with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders. ESHG-Y is the European Society of Human Genetics Young genetics specialists members network. View our information guides at www.rarechromo.org/disorder-guides...
READ MORE >NHS England Genomic Medicine Service supported Unique’s Rare Chromosome & Gene Disorder Awareness Day in June 2022 by sharing information and family stories; highlighting the role genomics and the National...
READ MORE >...mental health problem, you are not alone in feeling the way you do. Check out our wellbeing support page at https://rarechromo.org/wellbeing/ and also our crisis and support page at https://rarechromo.org/crisis-support/...
READ MORE >...you thoroughly check them out (including making sure the products are safe) before you buy anything or take any of the advice given. Click Here to go to the list...
READ MORE >...Due to Covid 19 the event was postponed to October 2020. We kept training over the summer and 7 weeks before the planned race, the organisers cancelled the event and...
READ MORE >...so I can provide the best information and support I can to the families I see, including knowing where they can go for ongoing support following a diagnosis. I was...
READ MORE >...guides is an achievement, not to mention the invaluable support for families they provide and the events that are organised by the team. They suggested that my skills were best...
READ MORE >...find better treatments. A natural history study is the best way to study traits of individuals affected by Complete Trisomy 5P, and how these traits progress over time. A natural...
READ MORE >...7p22.1 . This deletion has effected much of his development, but as a family we have learned how to adapt and push him to be his best! Theodore has been...
READ MORE >...very rare chromosome disorder currently effecting just under 600 people worldwide. KBG syndrome causes learning and developmental delays and disabilities. For me it means I have autism, ADHD, sensory processing...
READ MORE >...be made for education to continue at home. Please click this link below to view the latest guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19 If you are unsure if your child is clinically extremely vulnerable,...
READ MORE >...support Unique. To participate, follow the instructions below: Visit Flora’s Just Giving page and make a donation: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/RareChromoQuizForPros Complete the quiz below and email your answers to Flora at Flora.joseph@nhs.net – if you...
READ MORE >...patient organisations formally identified and refined priorities and underpinning themes for the new framework. These ideas were further tested through stakeholder engagement with patient organisations, clinicians, researchers and industry representatives...
READ MORE >...Participants are eligible to take part whether they accepted or declined NIPT. For further information please contact the researchers: Ruth Horn (ruth.horn@ethox.ox.ac.uk) or Adeline Perrot (adeline.perrot@ethox.ox.ac.uk) Or go to www.ethox.ox.ac.uk/Our-research/research-projects/nipt...
READ MORE >...of the issues faced by Unique families, particularly in the early days. Please click here to read more about Anita. If you would like to contact her, please email anita@rarechromo.org ...
READ MORE >...rare genetic variants associated with intellectual disability. Click here to read the full paper. A summary is also available in written and video format on the Imagine ID website: https://imagine-id.org/news/imagine-id-research-publication/...
READ MORE >...Lallyette, there was only one winner….. Unique! The team are preparing for 20 different fundraising challenges to celebrate their 20 years. Click here to read more about what they have...
READ MORE >...take part, please email imagineID@cardiff.ac.uk for more information, or contact one of our researchers on the numbers below: Lauren: 02920 688065 Poppy: 02922 512286 Hannah: 02920 688316 More info: https://imagine-id.org/news/video/...
READ MORE >...even just supports a charity from time to time, why not think about nominating Unique? Just email craig@rarechromo.org if you have any questions or need some information about the charity....
READ MORE >...and for more about Unique and #Rarechromoday 2022, please visit https://rarechromo.org/rarechromoday/ We are grateful to actor Adam Astill for narrating the animation and to the Dewan Foundation (via Joe Nicholson)...
READ MORE >...or would like help interpreting your/your child’s genetic report, please get in touch with Unique (help@rarechromo.org) or contact your local Genetics service. You may also find Unique’s Glossary of Genetic...
READ MORE >...have any questions or would like to join or know more about Unique: sarah@rarechomo.org. Sarah Wynn PhD is the editor of the Unique website. This is an explanation of her...
READ MORE >...scientific literature and related databases but with information gathered from families who can give a more personal insight as to the effects of such changes. Anna Pelling BSc(Hons) PhD anna.pelling@rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >...for such a good purpose! If you would like to make a donation or have any finance queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! My email address is louise@rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >...gives me with Unique’s members and I can’t emphasise enough how valuable the information and personal experiences you share with us are. Thank you! Claire Andersen BSc (Hons) PhD claire@rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >...I will be studying an MSc in Genetic and Genomic Counselling at Cardiff University. I look forward to speaking to and meeting many more Unique families. Francesca Wicks BSc(Hons) francesca@rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >...life-limiting conditions and am passionate about supporting them and their families. I look forward to speaking with many of you in the coming weeks and months. Charlotte Wilmshurst BSc(Hons) charlotte@rarechromo.org...
READ MORE >...fundraising, making a donation or if you have any skills that you feel may be of use to Unique. Email craig@rarechromo.org or call +44(0)1883 723306 Craig Mitchell BA(Hons), PGCE, MInstF(Dip)...
READ MORE >Hi, I am Anita and I am delighted to join the Unique team. Professionally I have worked as a Midwife for the last 26 years. In the latter part of...
READ MORE >Hello, I am Gemma. I work as an Administration Officer for Unique. My main job is to keep the database updated and I am currently engaged in a rolling programme...
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