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The importance of nurses goes beyond seeing patients in clinics

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Rare Diseases

Collaboration matters when looking for answers to undiagnosed diseases

February 10, 2017 data sharing, de novo mutation, developmental delay, Human genetics, NACC1, Rare Diseases, undiagnosed diseases, whole exome sequencing

It used to be that identifying genes involved in a particular disease was like finding a needle in a haystack. Nowadays, scientists still have to

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Supporting those with rare diseases

February 26, 2016 Community, Dr. Brendan Lee, Events, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, molecular and human genetics, pediatrics, Rare Disease Day, Rare Diseases, Texas Children's Hospital, The Health Museum

In the United States, a disease is considered rare if it affects less than 200,000 Americans. With almost 7,000 diseases classified as rare, the National Institutes

Momentum

Coping through connection: Rare disease support communities

April 15, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, BCM, Community, Jordan Magaziner, Rare Diseases, Strokes, Student Life, Students

Ben Munoz, a first-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, isn’t a typical student. His experiences led him to create an online support group,

From the Labs: Image of the Month

From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma