Unprecedented data sharing driving new rare disease diagnoses in Europe

(Center for Genomic Regulation) Massive data sharing across Europe is boosting efforts to diagnose rare diseases for individuals whose case remains unsolved even after going through advanced expert clinical settings. A new method developed by an international consrortium has resulted in 255 new diagnoses, which is the 'tip of the icerberg'. The findings are an important first step for a European-wide system to facilitate the diagnosis rare diseases, which can be a long and arduous process.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news