Contributed by reader Jenni Heavey Researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK have developed a new blood test to help people diagnosed with the lysosomal storage disorder, Niemann-Pick Disease type C (NPC). The progressive and fatal inherited disease occurs in one in every 150,000 children […]
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World Rare Disease Day is an event that occurs annually every February 28th, assuming it isn’t leap year! Essentially the last day of February. The goal behind the movement is to raise awareness about rare diseases and promote improved access to treatments and medical opportunities for individuals […]
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