The Tuscany Regional Network for rare diseases: from European Reference Networks’ experience to registry based organisation and management model for rare diseases

Abstract Background In the European Union, a disease is defined as rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people. Currently, there are up to 8000 described rare diseases (RDs), collectively affecting 30 million people in the European Union. In 2004 Tuscany region (Italy) established a Regional Ne...

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Main Authors: Federica Pieroni, Sonia Marrucci, Linda Di Pietro, Cecilia Berni, Cristina Scaletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02947-4