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Biomarkers in Rare Diseases [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021
There is no single global definition of a rare disease, and for different geographical areas the definition is based on the disease occurrence in that population [...]
openaire   +2 more sources

Opportunities and Challenges for Machine Learning in Rare Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Rare diseases (RDs) are complicated health conditions that are difficult to be managed at several levels. The scarcity of available data chiefly determines an intricate scenario even for experts and specialized clinicians, which in turn leads to the so ...
S. Decherchi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

National programme for rare diseases 2019–2023 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
It is estimated that six out of one hundred Finns have a rare disease, injury, syndrome or malformation. It can sometimes be challenging and time-consuming to identify them.

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Shortcutting the diagnostic odyssey: the multidisciplinary Program for Undiagnosed Rare Diseases in adults (UD-PrOZA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
BACKGROUND: In order to facilitate the diagnostic process for adult patients suffering from a rare disease, the Undiagnosed Disease Program (UD-PrOZA) was founded in 2015 at the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium.
Schuermans, Nika   +50 more
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Tracking sex-dependent differences in a mouse model of CLN6-Batten disease

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2019
Background CLN6-Batten disease is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized pathologically by the accumulation of lysosomal storage material, glial activation and neurodegeneration, and phenotypically by loss of vision, motor coordination, and ...
McKayla J. Poppens   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sterol auto-oxidation adversely affects human motor neuron viability and is a neuropathological feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Aberrant cholesterol homeostasis is implicated in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disease that is due to motor neuron (MN) death. Cellular toxicity from excess cholesterol is averted when it is enzymatically
James C. Dodge   +3 more
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The IDeaS initiative: pilot study to assess the impact of rare diseases on patients and healthcare systems

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Rare diseases (RD) are a diverse collection of more than 7–10,000 different disorders, most of which affect a small number of people per disease. Because of their rarity and fragmentation of patients across thousands of different disorders, the medical ...
A. Tisdale   +14 more
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Comparison of statistical tests for association between rare variants and binary traits. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Genome-wide association studies have found thousands of common genetic variants associated with a wide variety of diseases and other complex traits. However, a large portion of the predicted genetic contribution to many traits remains unknown.
Nelson Matthew R.   +13 more
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Retrospective on Establishing Rare Diseases Medical Service System and Research Platform in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Rare diseases refer to diseases characterized by very low prevalence rate but causing serious public health problem in the society. The diagnosis and treatment of the diseases pose great challenges.During the period of 13th Five-Year, China has ...
ZHANG Shuyang, ZHU Yicheng
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Proteomic signatures improve risk prediction for common and rare diseases

open access: yesNature Medicine
For many diseases there are delays in diagnosis due to a lack of objective biomarkers for disease onset. Here, in 41,931 individuals from the United Kingdom Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project, we integrated measurements of ~3,000 plasma proteins with ...
J. Carrasco-Zanini   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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