Genetic disorders

There are more than 4,500 recognised genetic conditions and there are many more that doctors have yet to name.

Individually, genetic disorders are rare but together they affect 1 in 25 babies born in the UK.

Jeans for Genes aims to support services that make children's day to day lives easier and more enjoyable.  In the long term, we hope our investment in research will increase understanding about the causes of these conditions, help to establish standards of care and eventually find ways of curing disorders which can seriously affect children's lives.

This section gives you more information about genes and genetic disorders.