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Centre for Rare Disorders A CENTRE TO TURN TO KNOWLEDGE BASE BRIDGING THE GAP Centre for Rare Disorders is an Regional health services generally have interdisciplinary, nationwide competence little knowledge regarding rare disorders. centre, which offers information, As a result, competence transfer and counselling and seminars on a selected information meetings held in the patients’ range of rare disorders. The service is local area are fundamental to our centre’s aimed at the appropriate patients and their activities. We strive to ensure that the families, and at professionals working with transition from one stage of life to the next these disorders. Anyone may contact the is planned well in advance, so that centre, and a referral or advance necessary adjustments can be appointment is not required. implemented.

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