Why rare diseases are an important medical and social issue

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Arrigo Schieppati et al. Lancet. 2008.

. 2008 Jun 14;371(9629):2039-41.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60872-7.

¹ Clinical Research Centre for Rare Disease Aldo e Cele Daccò, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy. raredis@marionegri.it

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Making rare diseases a public-health and research priority.
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35 years of Japanese policy on rare diseases.
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Rare diseases: a role for primary care.
Senior T, Knight A. Senior T, et al. Lancet. 2008 Sep 13;372(9642):890. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61394-X. Lancet. 2008. PMID: 18790307 No abstract available.