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How many rare diseases are there?

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Authors

Melissa Haendel

Nicole Vasilevsky

Deepak Unni · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cristian Bologa

Nomi L. Harris · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Heidi L. Rehm · Massachusetts General Hospital

Ada Hamosh · Johns Hopkins University

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Publication Details

Published in: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Volume 19, Issue 2, pp. 77-78

DOI: 10.1038/d41573-019-00180-y

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 30.34

How many rare diseases are there? | Researchclopedia

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Julie A. McMurry · Oregon State University

Ana Rath · Orphanet

Courtney Thaxton · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marcin P. Joachimiak · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sebastian Köhler

Peter N. Robinson · Jackson Laboratory

Chris Mungall · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory