TY - JOUR AU - Lochmüller, Hanns AU - Ramirez, Antonio Nino AU - Kakkis, Emil PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/20 TI - Disease monitoring programs of rare genetic diseases: transparent data sharing between academic and commercial stakeholders JO - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases SP - 141 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - It has recently been suggested that registries for rare neuromuscular diseases should be formed and governed exclusively by physicians and patients in an effort to limit conflicts of interest. Enacting such an approach would not only be challenging logistically and financially, but it would also exclude the involvement of sponsors, who are an integral component of drug development within the current compliance framework. Therefore, as an alternative to traditional registries, we propose the use of a better collaborative model for post-marketing follow-up that includes all stakeholders. We developed the concept of Disease Monitoring Programs (DMPs), which are designed to monitor disease manifestations over a 10-year period whether on a sponsored drug or not, and ensure consistent collection, ownership sharing and governance of data. SN - 1750-1172 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01687-7 DO - 10.1186/s13023-021-01687-7 ID - Lochmüller2021 ER -