5 facts about rare diseases

5 facts about rare diseases

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5 facts about rare diseases
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Many rare diseases manifest in childhood, resulting in a shorter lifespan and a dependence on care throughout the patient's life, causing significant suffering for the patients and their families. Patients affected by rare diseases often have to endure a "diagnostic odyssey" for years before they receive the correct diagnosis, if that ever happens. Most rare diseases lack effective treatments, which represents a huge unmet medical need. Research and innovation in the EU are crucial to accelerate the discovery and development of new therapies.

So what if quantum technologies revolutionized healthcare, including for rare and complex diseases? Read more: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)737121

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