Mail
selten@kispi.uzh.ch
Center for Rare Diseases Zurich
The Center for Rare Diseases Zurich is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the University Children's Hospital Zurich, the University Hospital Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital and the Institute of Medical Genetics at the University of Zurich.
The center includes:
- the “Rare Diseases Helpline”
- the network of specialists from the 4 hospitals/institutions
- the “contact point for patients without a diagnosis”
- the partner center Kantonsspital Graubünden
The center participates in the “Swiss Register for Rare Diseases” (SRSK).
Between six and eight percent of the population are affected by a rare disease that often begins in childhood. In Switzerland, this corresponds to around half a million people. The path to diagnosis is often long and arduous and frequently takes many years. To ensure that rare diseases are recognized at an early stage and that those affected receive the best possible treatment, it is necessary to pool expertise. With the Zurich Center for Rare Diseases, a service has been created for the region that supports, expands and makes visible the existing specialist expertise.
Our aim is to improve care for patients with a rare disease and to provide the best possible support for those who are still undiagnosed in the process leading up to a diagnosis.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.
