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Table 3 Which of the following diseases are considered to be rare in Iran?

From: Iranian future healthcare professionals' knowledge and opinions about rare diseases: cross-sectional study

Items

N (%)

P-value

Fragile X syndrome

1365 (20)

 

Alzheimer’s disease

1499 (21.9)

 

Progeria

1006 (14.7)

 

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

1466 (21.4)

 

Crohn’s disease

2164 (31.6)

 

Niemann-Pick disease

1029 (15)

 

Huntington disease

1342 (19.6)

 

Cerebral palsy

1758 (25.7)

 

Marfan syndrome

1957 (28.6)

 

Phenylketonuria

1165 (17)

 

Munchausen syndrome

438 (6.4)

 

Sickle cell anemia

2064 (30.2)

 

Down syndrome

1070 (15.6)

0.012

Acromegaly

1077 (15.8)

 

Osteogenesis imperfect

680 (9.9)

 

Pompe disease

715 (10.5)

 

Schizophrenia

322 (4.7)

 

Mucopolysaccharidosis

1782 (26.1)

 

Gaucher disease

1916 (28)

 

Halitosis

857 (12.5)

 

Haemophilia

1618 (23.7)

 

Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia

1312 (19.2)

 

Glaucoma

1438 (21)

0.01

Neurofibromatosis

1037 (15.2)

 

Achondroplasia

874 (12.8)

 

Cystic fibrosis

1482 (21.7)

 

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

1317 (19.3)

0.018

Fibromyalgia

532 (7.8)

 
  1. The correct answers to the questions are presented in bold