Jeans for Genes Day 22 September 2017

Jeans for Genes Day 22 September 2017

Jeans for Genes Day 22 September 2017

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Who’s taking part in #jeansforgenes on Friday? We are and can’t wait to see what our partners get up to Duxford Primary School Cambridge University Health Partners and Association of Medical Secretaries and Practice Receptionist. If you’re down at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Outpatients on Friday they’ll be taking part for CamRARE.

Thanks to Jeans for Genes Genetic Disorders UK for the opportunity to get involved.

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We asked rare disease patients and groups to design a poster for #CamRARE2017 summit and we got more than we bargained for…

We asked rare disease patients and groups to design a poster for #CamRARE2017 summit and we got more than we bargained for…

We asked rare disease patients and groups to design a poster for #CamRARE2017 summit and we got more than we bargained for…

At an EU Conference in 2013 Kay Parkinson displayed a poster of the many conditions affecting Alström patients. Kay is CEO of CamRARE, founder of Alström UK and CEO of Alström Europe and a passionate rare disease advocate. The poster was spotted by chance by the CEO of Prometics who noted that in this syndrome, fibrosis of unknown aetiology develops in multiple organs. As a result, after overcoming barriers, they carried out the first UK clinical trial for their PBI-4050 fibrosis treatment. The drug gained EU and US Orphan drug status this year.

We launched our #CamRARE2017 Patient Journey Poster callout to give others this opportunity to have maximum exposure to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, trusts and clinicians to share information, explore possibilities and ultimately foster collaborations.

 

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Individuals, advocacy groups and charities have risen admirably to this challenge to create an outstanding collection of over 50 posters and accompanying patient journeys – as timelines, poems and stories to bring the science alive.

Come and see the exhibition at #CamRARE2017 on 23 Oct. Meet the poster creators, learn about rare diseases and look for collaborations. On display and as part of your delegate handbook to take away you’ll see posters about:

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The full list here:

Tay Sachs and Sandhoff, Mal de Debarquement Syndrome, Ataxia, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease,  Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome type 2, Xeroderma Pigmentosum – XP, Hyper IgD Syndrome (HIDs), Trisomy 13/18, Vasculitis, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Lipodystrophy, pemphigus/pemphigoid, Stiff Person Syndrome, Gitelman Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Pitt Hopkins, Lymphangiomatosis/Gorham Stout Disease, Genetic Overgrowth PIK3 , HSAN1E, Akinetic Crisis in the autosomal dominant LRRK2 (G2019S) Parkinson’s Disease, Alkaptenuria AKU, Blounts Disease, Sotos Syndrome, Aarskog Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome,  Wyburn-Mason syndrome, Acromegaly, Wilson Syndrome, CSF Leaks, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, UPS, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia with a few more to come…