Fostering collaborative research for rare genetic disease

The journal Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases has published an article about the research for rare genetic disease. Rare disease represents one of the most significant issues facing the medical community and health care providers worldwide, yet the majority of these disorders never emerge from their obscurity, drawing little attention from the medical community or the pharmaceutical industry. The challenge therefore is how best to mobilize rare disease stakeholders to enhance basic, translational and clinical research to advance understanding of pathogenesis and accelerate therapy development. The full-text article you can find here.