Challenges in Transition From Childhood to Adulthood Care in Rare Metabolic Diseases: Results From the First Multi-Center European Survey

Challenges in Transition From Childhood to Adulthood Care in Rare Metabolic Diseases: Results From the First Multi-Center European Survey

Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs) are rare diseases caused by genetic defects in biochemical pathways. Earlier diagnosis and advances in treatment have improved the life expectancy of IMD patients over the last decades, with the majority of patients now surviving beyond the age of 20. This has cre...

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Main Authors: Karolina M. Stepien, Beata Kieć-Wilk, Christina Lampe, Trine Tangeraas, Graziella Cefalo, Nadia Belmatoug, Rita Francisco, Mireia del Toro, Leona Wagner, Anne-Grethe Lauridsen, Sylvia Sestini, Nathalie Weinhold, Andreas Hahn, Chiara Montanari, Valentina Rovelli, Cinzia M. Bellettato, Laura Paneghetti, Corine van Lingen, Maurizio Scarpa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
rare disease
inherited metabolic disease(s)
transition process
challenge
adulthood (18 years and older)
continuity of care
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.652358/full

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