Patient-inspired research connects sugar metabolism and peroxisomes
Peroxisomal biogenesis disorder is a condition that has been linked only to lipid metabolism. This line of thought has now
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Rare Diseases
Collaboration matters when looking for answers to undiagnosed diseases
It used to be that identifying genes involved in a particular disease was like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Supporting those with rare diseases
In the United States, a disease is considered rare if it affects less than 200,000 Americans. With almost 7,000 diseases classified
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Coping through connection: Rare disease support communities
Ben Munoz, a first-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, isn’t a typical student. His experiences led him to
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