The combined prevalence of classified rare rheumatic diseases is almost double that of ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract Background Rare diseases (RDs) affect less than 5/10,000 people in Europe and fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. In rheumatology, RDs are heterogeneous and lack systemic classification. Clinical courses involve a variety of diverse symptoms, and patients may be misdiagnose...

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Main Authors: Judith Leyens, Tim Th. A. Bender, Martin Mücke, Christiane Stieber, Dmitrij Kravchenko, Christian Dernbach, Matthias F. Seidel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01945-8