By Dr Nicola Davies
Rare Disease Day is honored globally on February 28 each year.
For a long time, the number of known rare diseases in the world
was pegged between 6,000 and 8,000.
However, the RareX Power of Being Counted report published in
June 2022 updated the figure to 10,867 identified rare
diseases.1,2 As researchers develop more understanding
of rare disease pathologies and genetic implications, there is
significant progress in determining…
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