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Belgian rare diseases plan in clinical pathology: identification of key biochemical diagnostic tests and establishment of reference laboratories and financing conditions

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background One objective of the Belgian Rare Diseases plan is to improve patients’ management using phenotypic tests and, more specifically, the access to those tests by identifying the biochemical analyses used for rare diseases, developing new ...
Nathalie M. Vandevelde, Pieter Vermeersch, Katrien M. J. Devreese, Marie-Françoise Vincent, Béatrice Gulbis, François Eyskens, François Boemer, André Gothot, Viviane O. Van Hoof, Carolien Bonroy, Hedwig Stepman, Geert A. Martens, Xavier Bossuyt, Laurence Roosens, Julie Smet, Hilde Laeremans, Ilse Weets, Jean-Marc Minon, Kris Vernelen, Wim Coucke, Advisory Board of the Action 1 of the Belgian National Plan for Rare Diseases   +20 more
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Expert Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Mycosis Fungoides in China

罕见病研究, 2023
Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a cutaneous lymphoma originating from memory helper T cells. The lesion caused by classical type of MF is characterized by the progression from patches at early stages, advancing to more infiltrated plaques and eventually to ...
Rare Skin Disease Committee of China Alliance for Rare Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Dermatology Branch of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Health Care   +2 more
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Lipedema, a Rare Disease [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011
Lipedema is a chronic disease of lipid metabolism that results in the symmetrical impairment of fatty tissue distribution and storage combined with the hyperplasia of individual fat cells. Lipedema occurs almost exclusively in women and is usually associated with a family history and characteristic features.
Shin, Bae Wook, Sim, Young-Joo, Jeong, Ho Joong, Kim, Ghi Chan   +3 more
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Expert Consensus for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bartter Syndrome in China(2023)

罕见病研究
Bartter syndrome (BS) is a rare inherited salt-losing renal tubular disorder characterized by secondary hyperaldosteronism with hypokalemia and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis, and normal or low blood pressure.
Chinese Society of Rare Diseases, Rare Diseases Society of Chinese Research Hospital Association, China Alliance for Rare Diseases, Beijing Society of Rare Disease Clinical Care and Accessibility, Bartter Syndrome Consensus Working Group   +4 more
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Telomerecat: A ploidy-agnostic method for estimating telomere length from whole genome sequencing data

Scientific Reports, 2018
Telomere length is a risk factor in disease and the dynamics of telomere length are crucial to our understanding of cell replication and vitality. The proliferation of whole genome sequencing represents an unprecedented opportunity to glean new insights ...
James H. R. Farmery, Mike L. Smith, NIHR BioResource - Rare Diseases, Andy G. Lynch   +3 more
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Consensus of Chinese Experts on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type Ⅰ Interferonopathy

罕见病研究
Type Ⅰ interferonopathy is an autoinflammatory disease that affects multiple systems, with a high disability and mortality rate. It profoundly impacts the quality of life of patients and poses a considerable burden on their families and society.
Chinese Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases, Chinese Pharmacists Association Rare Diseases Medication Working Committee   +1 more
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Erdheim-Chester Disease [PDF]

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2016
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, xanthogranulomatous, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis with frequent systemic involvement. Although the diagnosis is based on characteristic histological and radiological findings, its identification can be challenging because of its heterogeneous presentation. Osteosclerosis of long bones, often associated with
Matzumura, Melissa, Arias-Stella, Javier, Novak, James E.   +2 more
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To Promote the Application of Genetic Testing Technology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases in China-Establishment and Work Prospect of Medical Genome Committee

罕见病研究
With the development of medical genomics, whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.
China Alliance for Rare Diseases, Beijing Society of Rare Disease Clinical Care and Accessibility, Medical Genome Committee   +2 more
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IntroducingRare Diseases [PDF]

Rare Diseases, 2013
We are pleased to introduce Rare Diseases, an open access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research that addresses the many aspects related to rare diseases. Rare Diseases will cover a range of topics including the studies of disease-related proteins, the analyses of rare disease mutations, gene expression studies, genotype-phenotype ...
Szajner, Patricia, Yusufzai, Timur
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The Challenge of Rare Diseases [PDF]

Chest, 2018
Rare diseases pose particular challenges to patients who are affected, to the clinicians who care for them, and to the investigators who study their conditions. Although individually uncommon, rare diseases are common in the aggregate, with approximately 7,000 described rare diseases affecting 25 to 30 million US adults.
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