Why rare diseases?

Patients with rare diseases are awaiting an answer to their needs. Traditionally, however, research on rare diseases has been limited by the idea that it was too difficult to do and too little rewarding in terms of return of profit. This attitude has actually changed during the last decade, because...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Remuzzi, Arrigo Schieppati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2011-01-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712011000100018&lng=en&tlng=en