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Fig. 1 | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

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From: Recommendations from the IRDiRC Working Group on methodologies to assess the impact of diagnoses and therapies on rare disease patients

Fig. 1

A patient’s journey on the diagnostic paradigm and areas of impact. A simplified schematic of the patient’s journey showing the various scenarios that may arise and highlighting the important areas of impact for patients. Please note that while this schematic shows a linear journey for RD patients, there are instances where a patient may return to an earlier point in their journey, perhaps due to changes in diagnostic technology, understanding of the disease, or lack of positive outcomes with approved therapies

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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172