Blogger's Note: the full list of rare disorders is included in the article
7,000 Different Rare Diseases and Disorders Comprise 65 Page RARE List™, 95% of the Medical Conditions Included on RARE List™ Have No FDA Approved Treatments
DANA POINT, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The R.A.R.E. Project (http://RAREproject.org), a leading patient advocacy organization representing the rare disease community, today issued the RARE List™, a stunning 65 page alphabetical listing of roughly 7,000 known rare diseases and disorders. The rare diseases and disorders that comprise the RARE List™ impact 30 million Americans (or 10% of the U.S. population) and an estimated 350 million people worldwide. The RARE List™ was released by the R.A.R.E. Project as part of month long public awareness campaign leading up to World Rare Disease Day on February 29, 2012.
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