Estimating the number of diseases – the concept of rare, ultra-rare, and hyper-rare
Summary: At the dawn of the personalized medicine era, the number of rare diseases has been estimated at 10,000. By considering the influence of environmental factors together with genetic variations and our improved diagnostic capabilities, an assessment suggests a considerably larger number. The m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-08-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222009701 |