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Rare Disease Horizons: The Hope of New Research and Technology: Introduction with Jimmy Lin
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2014-04-14 19:59:27
Description: Guest: C. Jimmy Lin, M.D., Ph.D, Founder of the Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) Bio and Contact Info There are an estimated 7,000 rare diseases. In the U.S., a rare disease is defined as one affecting less that 200,000 people, or 1 in 1,500 of the American population. Rare diseases are often referred to as neglected diseases because over the years they have not received the same amount of research as a common disease like cancer.
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