350 million People Living With an Undiagnosed Disease PLWUD worldwide.
Genome sequencing can provide answers for 40 % of children and adults with undiagnosed diseases, but around 60% still don't receive a diagnosis.
We have to do more!
The Wilhelm Foundation's primary goal is to ensure that every individual, both children and adults, who struggles with an undiagnosed disease receives a prompt and accurate diagnosis. We are dedicated to advancing medical research and collaborative efforts to uncover the causes of undiagnosed conditions, aiming to provide answers to those in need.
To achieve the Wilhelm Foundation's goal, we arrange International Conferences on Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, in collaboration with DR William A. Gahl, Undiagnosed Diseases Program UDP, NIH USA and UDNI members. Wilhelm Foundation is a co-founder of UDNI.
2024 Wilhelm Foundation organized the second Global Undiagnosed Hackathon in collaboration with Prof Wendy van Zelst-Stams and her team at Radboud umc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in partnership with UDNI.
