Unique

Unique supports and informs anyone born w/a rare chromosome or gene disorder, their families and carers. Eurordis Patient Organisation Award winner.

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Three Peaks Conquered!
We successfully completed our charity challenge in aid of UNIQUE (Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group)
https://t.co/8SzOzeY5nH
@unique_charity #3peakschallenge

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“We never imagined that many other patients would share the same syndrome.”

After years without answers, one family received a diagnosis of #RenuSyndrome and found connection and support through Unique

Read their story here: https://t.co/64JV2WzMFi and share yours below.

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To celebrate his 70th birthday, John and many of his family took on the Great North Swim 2026 in June raising a huge sum of £1,510 for Unique. What a fantastic effort by everyone!

THANK YOU and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to John for all the support!
https://t.co/kAR8EnNhij

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We're into the home stretch of our fundraiser. We are now slowly edging towards £15,000 - we're currently at £12,618.

Could you help by setting up a fundraising page in the final few weeks of July?

Set one up or donate here: https://t.co/6wgZKMiPyq

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A research team at the University of Edinburgh are working on a research project to improve how epilepsy is diagnosed in babies by developing a device that can record brain activity outside of hospital settings.

Visit their site for further information: https://t.co/MMXJtIZGHV

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We love schools getting involved in raising awareness and fundraising for us, we think it's great to teach children about rare chromosome and gene disorders!

This school raised £410 over #RareChromoDay by wearing bright clothes and having a water fight on a recent hot day!

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We're just over two weeks away until our #RareChromoDay fundraiser comes to a close. We have 34,000 families in our membership, so we're raising £34,000 to help us continue our work to support each one of them.

If you're able, please consider donating: https://t.co/6wgZKMiPyq

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Who's ready for the Summer holidays?

If you're doing any summer fundraising, why not check in with your employer to see if they can support your work? Some charity policy's include match funding - isn't that great!

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Meet Arlo, he lives with 1q21.1q21.2 microduplication. Arlo's family explain what they get out of being a Unique member.

"Going through similar experiences helps you feel less alone."

Read our Little Red Book here: https://t.co/64JV2WzMFi

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We have now published 100 Single Gene Disorder guides! Can you find your diagnosis in the list?

If you would like to access our single gene disorder guides or any other guide you can do so for free on our website here: https://t.co/ag2cl33XxA

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A reminder that applications to get a place in the TCS London Marathon 2027 for #TeamUnique close on Sunday 5th July 2026. Download the application here: https://t.co/dg6rTMS3TF

GOOD LUCK! 🏃‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️

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Meet Alex, who lives with 2p16.3 deletion.

Receiving the diagnosis was extremely lonely as his parents didn't know what it meant for Alex. When they found Unique, they found support and a sense of community.

📕 Read the full story in our Little Red Book https://t.co/64JV2WzMFi

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Could you be the one to get us £5,000?

Nominate us by searching for our charity under the name 'Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group' (find our name alongside our charity number, 1110661)

https://t.co/dIs5B6IAGK

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THANK YOU to everyone that helped make #RareChromoDay extra special. We loved seeing your photos, reading your stories and seeing how incredible our community is at supporting one another.

What did you like most about yesterday?

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As our day (in the UK at least) comes to an end, all we can do is say THANK YOU! You've all been amazing today, we can't wait to see what comes from all your awareness today, we know it'll have made a huge difference to so many families!

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How has connection helped you with your diagnosis? We'd love to hear your stories of connection and why it's so important for families with rare diagnoses

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Our collages have been our favourite things about today, thank you to everyone who shared their photos to be included. We've still got a few more to come, so the day isn't over yet!

#RareChromoDay

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We are Unique, and so are you! Have you had a nice #RareChromoDay so far?

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Unique relies on donations to help us continue what we do best, supporting families and reducing isolation to anyone affected by a rare chromosome or gene disorder.

If you'd like to donate to our #RareChromoDay campaign, you can do so here: https://t.co/6wgZKMiPyq

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