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Learning from the Pandemic to Improve Care for Vulnerable Communities: The Perspectives and Recommendations from the Rare Disease Community

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about health and social care disruptions for millions of people with complex health needs and disabilities, who are amongst the most vulnerable populations. More than ever before, the need for integrated care is pressing,
Raquel Castro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Rare Events in Rare Diseases [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Cancer Research, 2015
Abstract Utilizing genomic signatures from diagnostic tumor samples to forecast clinical behavior and response to therapy has long been a goal, and we are now poised to further refine how we can identify the relatively rare patients with aggressive neuroblastoma masquerading as patients with a more benign form of the disease. Clin Cancer
Edward F, Attiyeh, John M, Maris
openaire   +2 more sources

mRNA therapy restores euglycemia and prevents liver tumors in murine model of glycogen storage disease

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Glycogen Storage Disease 1a (Gsd1a) is an inherited disorder caused by glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase-α) deficiency and characterized by hypoglycaemia and high risk of liver cancer.
Jingsong Cao   +39 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expert Consensus on Assessment for Rehabilitation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Complications of Hemophilia in China

open access: yes罕见病研究, 2022
Hemophilia is a group of hereditary hemorrhagic diseases. Hemorrhages mostly occur in musculoskeletal system and is the main cause for disability. Rehabilitation plays an important role in the comprehensive management in hemophilia.
Hemophilia Treatment Center Collaborative Network of China   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving translational studies: lessons from rare neuromuscular diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Animal models play a key role in the development of novel treatments for human disease. This is particularly true for rare diseases – defined as disorders that affect less than 1 in 2000 people in the human population – for which, very often, there are ...
Wells, D J
core   +3 more sources

Preclinical pharmacology of glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor venglustat in a GBA-related synucleinopathy model

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Mutations in GBA, the gene encoding the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase), represent the greatest genetic risk factor for developing synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Catherine Viel   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generating health technology assessment evidence for rare diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: Rare diseases are often heterogeneous in their progression and response to treatment, with only a small population for study. This provides challenges for evidence generation to support HTA, so novel research methods are required.
Facey, Karen   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The TREAT-NMD advisory committee for therapeutics (TACT): an innovative de-risking model to foster orphan drug development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Despite multiple publications on potential therapies for neuromuscular diseases (NMD) in cell and animal models only a handful reach clinical trials. The ability to prioritise drug development according to objective criteria is particularly critical in ...
Allen, Hugh   +49 more
core   +7 more sources

Rare diseases leading to childhood Glaucoma. epidemiology, pathophysiogenesis, and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Noteworthy heterogeneity exists in the rare diseases associated with childhood glaucoma. Primary congenital glaucoma is mostly sporadic; however, 10% to 40% of cases are familial. CYP1B1 gene mutations seem to account for 87% of familial cases and 27% of
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Model consent clauses for rare disease research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Rare Disease research has seen tremendous advancements over the last decades, with the development of new technologies, various global collaborative efforts and improved data sharing.
Goldblatt, Jack   +15 more
core   +1 more source

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