Who we are

Syndromes Without A Name (SWAN) Australia provides information and support to families who have a child with an undiagnosed or rare genetic condition.

Discover more about SWAN Australia and how we were established. Let us introduce to our committee and discover our mission and vision for our future.

Our work

Learn more about what we do and our purpose and goals. Have our read of our strategic plan and read our submissions to get an understanding of how we advocate for change. And don’t forget to subscribe to our quarterly newsletters.

You can learn more about our recent work in our 2016-2017 annual report.

Making a difference

Understand about the issues that SWAN families face and discover how we advocate for change. You can partake in a research projects or simply just donate to make a difference so we can assist more families on their undiagnosed journey.

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Diagnosis

Geneticists are dedicated to diagnosing SWAN children. SWAN families can assist by consenting to have their child’s details entered into POSSUM (Australian genetics database) as either an undiagnosed or as a specific rare disease (if known). SWAN families will also be able to nominate if they would like their child’s details uploaded to international databases. This will assist with more SWAN children obtaining a diagnosis.