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Helplines for personal queries
Country Organisation By email By phone
Australia The Association of Genetic Support of Australasia: www.agsa-geneticsupport.org.au/ +61 2 9211 1462
Bulgaria ICRDOD (Information Center for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs): www.raredis.org                 +359 (0)32 57 57 97
Canada CORD (Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders): www.raredisorders.ca +1-877 302 7273 (English speakers)
RQMO (Regroupement Québécois des Maladies Orphelines - Portail Info Maladies Rares Québec):
www.rqmo.org
+1-855 543 0550 (French speakers)
Denmark Team Sjældne Handicap: www.csh.dk
+45 72 42 40 47
Germany ACHSE (Allianz Chronischer Seltener Erkrankungen): www.achse-online.de
Korea Office of rare diseases of NIH:
helpline.cdc.go.kr
02)380-2219-21
Finland Harvinaiset Sairaus: www.harvinaiset.fi
France Maladies Rares Info Services:
www.maladiesraresinfo.org
                               From France:
0 810 631 920 (n°azur)
From abroad:
+33 156 538 136
Italy Istituto Superiore di Sanità: Centro Nazionale Malattie Rare: www.iss.it/cnmr/ +39 800 89 69 49
Norway Norwegian Directorate of Health - Rehabilitation and rare disorders department:
www.helsedirektoratet.no/sjelden

+47 800 41710
Portugal Linha Rara: http://www.linharara.pt/index.php 707 100 200
Romania Centrul de informare pentru Boli Genetice Rare: www.apwromania.ro/index.php?act=cibgr 080 080 1111
Spain Oficina de Gestión del Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) +34 963 39 47 89
Servicio de Información y Orientación de FEDER +34 902 18 17 25
Sweden The Swedish Information Centre for Rare Diseases: www.socialstyrelsen.se/en/rarediseases
+46-(0)31-786 5590
Taiwan Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders:
www.tfrd.org.tw/english/
Contact form:
www.tfrd.org.tw/english/contact/index.php
UK Contact-a-family : www.cafamily.org.uk                     0 808 808 3555
USA NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders): www.rarediseases.org                        +1 (800) 999 6673
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD):
www.rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/ Default.aspx
Contact form:
www.rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/ EmailForm.aspx
Monday - Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(888) 205-2311 (Phone)
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
(301) 251-4925 (International Telephone Access Number)

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Rare Disease Platform
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75014 Paris, France

Phone: +33 (0)1.56.53.81.37
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