 Rare Diseases
"Rare Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D035583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.906
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| Concept/Terms |
Rare Diseases- Rare Diseases
- Disease, Rare
- Diseases, Rare
- Rare Disease
Orphan Diseases- Orphan Diseases
- Disease, Orphan
- Diseases, Orphan
- Orphan Disease
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rare Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Khachatryan SG, Lastra AC, Vardanyan LV, Khachatryan LG, Attarian HP. Kleine-Levin syndrome related to pregnancy: a case report. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 11 01; 17(11):2325-2327.
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Visscher PM, Yengo L, Cox NJ, Wray NR. Discovery and implications of polygenicity of common diseases. Science. 2021 Sep 24; 373(6562):1468-1473.
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Krishnan ML, Berry-Kravis E, Capal JK, Carpenter R, Gringras P, Hipp JF, Miller MT, Mingorance A, Philpot BD, Pletcher MT, Rotenberg A, Tjeertes J, Wang PP, Willgoss T, de Wit MC, Jeste SS. Clinical trial strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorders: challenges and opportunities. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2021 09; 20(9):653-654.
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Morley TJ, Han L, Castro VM, Morra J, Perlis RH, Cox NJ, Bastarache L, Ruderfer DM. Phenotypic signatures in clinical data enable systematic identification of patients for genetic testing. Nat Med. 2021 06; 27(6):1097-1104.
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Kohli U, Jeevanandam V, Patel AR. Rare Variant of Shone Complex. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 06; 14(6):e012317.
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Sarswat N. An Orphan Disease No More: Additional Treatment Options for Cardiac Amyloidosis. J Card Fail. 2020 09; 26(9):760-761.
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Claussnitzer M, Cho JH, Collins R, Cox NJ, Dermitzakis ET, Hurles ME, Kathiresan S, Kenny EE, Lindgren CM, MacArthur DG, North KN, Plon SE, Rehm HL, Risch N, Rotimi CN, Shendure J, Soranzo N, McCarthy MI. A brief history of human disease genetics. Nature. 2020 01; 577(7789):179-189.
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Chow M, Kamath S, Choi D, Kim G, Ahronowitz I. Violaceous Plaques and Nodules: Challenge. Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Jan; 42(1):e3.
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McGregor SM, Furtado LV, Montag AG, Brooks R, Lastra RR. Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor: Expanding the Clinicopathologic Spectrum of a Rare Malignancy. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2020 Jan; 39(1):8-18.
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Chow M, Kamath S, Choi D, Kim G, Ahronowitz I. Violaceous Plaques and Nodules: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Jan; 42(1):63-64.
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