September 13 , 2023
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	- Global numbers indicate that there are around 7,000 rare diseases affecting 300 million people.
 
	- By extrapolation, India should have 70 million cases. 
 
	- Yet hospitals in India have so far reported less than 500 of these diseases.
 
	- There is not enough epidemiological data on the communities in which these rare diseases occur.
 
	- Sophisticated clinical genomics tools are often needed to confirm these disorders.
 
	- Diseases prevailing in our countries include cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, lysosomal storage disorders, sickle-cell anaemia, etc.
 

                                 
                            
                                
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