Open AccessORPHAN DISEASES: DIAGNOSIS, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS
Author(s) -
Zh. P. Kravchuk,
O. Rumyantseva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2013-10-4-1
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , orphan drug , intensive care medicine , medicine , health care , risk analysis (engineering) , economic growth , pathology , bioinformatics , economics , biology
There are more than 6000 rare diseases. The low prevalence can create a number of problems including difficulties in obtaining timely, accurate diagnoses; lack of experienced health care providers; useful, reliable and timely information may be hard to find; research activities are less common; development of new medicines may not be economically feasible; treatment is sometimes very expensive. The encouragement of the relevant research and development of guidelines for better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases are needed.