RARE-X Releases New Report that Uncovers Large Number of Previously Uncounted Rare Diseases
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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Ensuring that the true magnitude of rare diseases is understood is critical, said Charlene Son Rigby, CEO of RARE-X.
Key Points:
- Ensuring that the true magnitude of rare diseases is understood is critical, said Charlene Son Rigby, CEO of RARE-X.
- If patient communities, researchers, drug developers, and policymakers are to address rare diseases, its essential to understand the magnitude of the problem.
- The study authors developed a reproducible methodology to identify the accurate number of rare diseases.
- The analysis showed that there are as many as 10,867 rare diseases, including genetic and non-genetic diseases.