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  1. Mastocytosis is a rare disease characterised by the accumulation and/or proliferation of abnormal mast cells (MCs) in one or several organs. It may present with a number of different symptoms that involve vari...

    Authors: Fatma Jendoubi, Maella Severino-Freire, Mathilde Negretto, Christophe Arbus, Carle Paul and Cristina Bulai Livideanu

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:118

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  2. Long-term prophylaxis with subcutaneous C1-inhibitor (C1-INH[SC]; HAEGARDA, CSL Behring) in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) due to C1-INH deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) was evaluated in an open-label exten...

    Authors: William R. Lumry, Bruce Zuraw, Marco Cicardi, Timothy Craig, John Anderson, Aleena Banerji, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Teresa Caballero, Henriette Farkas, Richard G. Gower, Paul K. Keith, Donald S. Levy, H. Henry Li, Markus Magerl, Michael Manning, Marc A. Riedl…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:86

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  3. Kabuki syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects several body systems and presents with variations in symptoms and severity. The syndrome is named for a common phenotype of faces resembling stage makeup used...

    Authors: Young-In Chi, Timothy J. Stodola, Thiago M. De Assuncao, Elise N. Levrence, Swarnendu Tripathi, Nikita R. Dsouza, Angela J. Mathison, Donald G. Basel, Brian F. Volkman, Brian C. Smith, Gwen Lomberk, Michael T. Zimmermann and Raul Urrutia

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:66

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  4. Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein-5 (anti-MDA5) positive patients are characterized by the high mortality rate caused by interstitial lung disease (ILD). We conducted a retrospective study to su...

    Authors: Qihua Yang, Tianfang Li, Xin Zhang, Kunlong Lyu, Shujun Wu, Yan Chen, Shengyun Liu and Zujiang Yu

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:58

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  6. Despite emerging treatments for hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis, the disease is often misdiagnosed, with reported diagnostic delays of up to several years. Knowledge of the patient journey leading...

    Authors: Montserrat Vera-Llonch, Sheila R. Reddy, Eunice Chang, Marian H. Tarbox and Michael Pollock

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:25

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  7. Retrospective questionnaire and healthcare administrative data suggest reduced life expectancy in untreated hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Prospective data suggests similar mortality, to the gene...

    Authors: K. P. Thompson, J. Nelson, H. Kim, L. Pawlikowska, D. A. Marchuk, M. T. Lawton and Marie E. Faughnan

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:12

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  8. Bone tissue represents a large systemic compartment of the human body, with an active metabolism, that controls mineral deposition and removal, and where several factors may play a role. For these reasons, sev...

    Authors: L. Masi, S. Ferrari, M. K. Javaid, S. Papapoulos, D. D. Pierroz and M. L. Brandi

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2021 16:11

    Content type: Review

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  9. On March 11, 2020, WHO has defined the novel coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic that still today continues to affect much of the world. Among the reasons for the rapid spread of S...

    Authors: Fabio Pagella, Roberta Lizzio, Sara Ugolini, Giuseppe Spinozzi, Eugenia Maiorano, Patrizia Suppressa, Carlo Sabbà and Elina Matti

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:350

    Content type: Letter to the Editor

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  10. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) is a late-onset, autosomal dominant disease caused by progressive extracellular deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils, leading to organ damage ...

    Authors: M. Grandis, L. Obici, M. Luigetti, C. Briani, F. Benedicenti, G. Bisogni, M. Canepa, F. Cappelli, C. Danesino, G. M. Fabrizi, S. Fenu, G. Ferrandes, C. Gemelli, F. Manganelli, A. Mazzeo, L. Melchiorri…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:348

    Content type: Position statement

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  11. Mandible osteomyelitis can occur in synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome, a rare chronic inflammatory disease; however, few studies have explored its characteristics and man...

    Authors: Mu Wang, Yueting Li, Yihan Cao, Xinyu Lu, Yuchen Liu, Jizhi Zhao, Wen Zhang and Chen Li

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:312

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  12. A strong correlation was previously found between mean platelet volume (MPV), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), and the severity of signs and symptoms in patients suffering from inflammatory and autoimm...

    Authors: Maryam Masoumi, Soraya Shadmanfar, Fereydoun Davatchi, Farhad Shahram, Massoomeh Akhlagi, Tahereh Faezi, Hoda Kavosi, Soroush Moradi and Javad Balasi

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:297

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  13. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystemic inherited vascular disease characterized by a heterogeneous clinical presentation and prognosis. Dietary evaluation is relevant in HHT patients to...

    Authors: Federica Cavalcoli, Alberto Gandini, Irene Aglaia Matelloni, Francesca Catalano, Saverio Alicante, Guido Manfredi, Gianfranco Brambilla, Fernanda Menozzi, Federica Perolini, Egon Costi, Roberto Bertè and Elisabetta Buscarini

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:295

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  14. Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTR-FAP) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disease affecting multiple organ systems. ATTR-FAP patients’ experiences have rarely been documented. The aim of ...

    Authors: Fabian J. Bolte, Christel Langenstroer, Frauke Friebel, Anna Hüsing-Kabar, Martin Dugas and Hartmut H. Schmidt

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:287

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  15. The diagnostic accuracy of histopathological detection of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) by Congo red staining of abdominal fat samples has been questioned since low sensitivity has been reported, especially for...

    Authors: Hedvig Paulsson Rokke, Nima Sadat Gousheh, Per Westermark, Ole B. Suhr, Intissar Anan, Elisabet Ihse, Björn Pilebro and Jonas Wixner

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:278

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  16. Alström Syndrome (ALMS) is an ultra-rare multisystem genetic disorder caused by autosomal recessive variants in the ALMS1 gene, which is located on chromosome 2p13. ALMS is a multisystem, progressive disease char...

    Authors: Natascia Tahani, Pietro Maffei, Hélène Dollfus, Richard Paisey, Diana Valverde, Gabriella Milan, Joan C. Han, Francesca Favaretto, Shyam C. Madathil, Charlotte Dawson, Matthew J. Armstrong, Adrian T. Warfield, Selma Düzenli, Clair A. Francomano, Meral Gunay-Aygun, Francesca Dassie…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:253

    Content type: Position statement

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  17. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are rare connective tissue disorders consisting of 13 subtypes with overlapping features including joint hypermobility, skin and generalized connective tissue fragility. Class...

    Authors: Marco Ritelli, Marina Venturini, Valeria Cinquina, Nicola Chiarelli and Marina Colombi

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:197

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  18. Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystemic vascular dysplasia inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Approximately 10 % of patients have cerebral vascular malformations, a proportion be...

    Authors: Omer F. Eker, Edoardo Boccardi, Ulrich Sure, Maneesh C. Patel, Saverio Alicante, Ali Alsafi, Nicola Coote, Freya Droege, Olivier Dupuis, Annette Dam Fialla, Bryony Jones, Ujwal Kariholu, Anette D. Kjeldsen, David Lefroy, Gennaro M. Lenato, Hans Jurgen Mager…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:165

    Content type: Position statement

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  19. As lack of awareness of rare diseases (RDs) among healthcare professionals results in delayed diagnoses, there is a need for a more efficient approach to RD training during academic education. We designed an e...

    Authors: S. Sanges, M.-M. Farhat, M. Assaraf, J. Galland, E. Rivière, C. Roubille, M. Lambert, C. Yelnik, H. Maillard, V. Sobanski, G. Lefèvre, D. Launay, S. Morell-Dubois and E. Hachulla

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:159

    Content type: Review

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  20. Currarino syndrome (CS) is a specific complex of congenital caudal anomalies, including anorectal malformations, presacral mass and sacral anomalies. Mutations in the MNX1 gene are closely related to CS and occur...

    Authors: Lu Han, Zhen Zhang, Hui Wang, Hui Song, Qing Gao, Yuchun Yan, Ran Tao, Ping Xiao, Long Li, Qian Jiang and Qi Li

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:155

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  21. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder forming hamartomas throughout the body. Facial angiofibromas (FAs) occur in 75% of TSC patients, which are often enlarged, impairing the a...

    Authors: Takashi Hatano, Yuki Ohno, Yu Imai, Jun Moritake, Katsuhisa Endo, Mayumi Tamari and Shin Egawa

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:133

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  22. The analysis of the main features of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) can inform future study design.

    Authors: Michele Iudici, Xavier Puéchal, Alejandro Brigante, Ignacio Atal and Cem Gabay

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:130

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  23. The vasculitides are a group of rare diseases with different manifestations and outcomes. New therapeutic options have led to the need for long-term registries. The Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register, Reum...

    Authors: Cristina Ponte, Nikita Khmelinskii, Vítor Teixeira, Karine Luz, Daniela Peixoto, Marília Rodrigues, Mariana Luís, Lídia Teixeira, Sandra Sousa, Nathalie Madeira, Joana A. Aleixo, Teresa Pedrosa, Sofia Serra, Raquel Campanilho-Marques, Walter Castelão, Ana Cordeiro…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:110

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  24. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous connective tissue disorder characterized by an increased tendency for fractures throughout life. Autosomal dominant (AD) mutations in COL1A1 and COL1A2 are causativ...

    Authors: Kristofer Andersson, Barbro Malmgren, Eva Åström, Ann Nordgren, Fulya Taylan and Göran Dahllöf

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:80

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  25. In Romania, 23 patients have been diagnosed with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRh), 18 of whom have the Glu54Gln mutation. This retrospective cohort included all patients with Glu54Gln-mutated ATTRh wh...

    Authors: Andreea Jercan, Amalia Ene, Ruxandra Jurcut, Mirela Draghici, Sorina Badelita, Mihaela Dragomir, Camelia Dobrea, Monica Popescu, Dumitru Jardan, Emanuel Stoica, Speranta Iacob, Ionela Codita, Claudiu Stan and Daniel Coriu

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:34

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  26. Hereditary gelsolin (AGel) amyloidosis is an autosomal dominantly inherited systemic amyloidosis that manifests with the characteristic triad of progressive ophthalmological, neurological and dermatological si...

    Authors: Eeva-Kaisa Schmidt, Tuuli Mustonen, Sari Kiuru-Enari, Tero T. Kivelä and Sari Atula

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:19

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  27. Heimler syndrome (HS) is a rare hereditary systemic disorder, partial clinically overlapping with Usher syndrome. So far, our knowledge of HS is very limited, many cases are misdiagnosed or may not even be dia...

    Authors: Feng-Juan Gao, Fang-Yuan Hu, Ping Xu, Yu-He Qi, Jian-Kang Li, Yong-Jin Zhang, Fang Chen, Qing Chang, Fang Song, Si-Mai Shen, Ge-Zhi Xu and Ji-Hong Wu

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:290

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  28. Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease (ABD) is an immunological recurrent systemic vasculitis with a chronic course. We investigated the predictors of long-term flare-ups, poor outcomes and event-free survival in Chin...

    Authors: Liang Zhang, Yun Tian, Jing-Fen Ye, Chen-Hong Lin and Jian-Long Guan

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:274

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  29. Gain-of-function pathogenic variants of the Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (ERBB3) gene contribute to the occurrence and development of a variety of human carcinomas through activation of phosphatidylinositol ...

    Authors: Niu Li, Yufei Xu, Yi Zhang, Guoqiang Li, Tingting Yu, Ruen Yao, YunFang Zhou, Yiping Shen, Lei Yin, Xiumin Wang and Jian Wang

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:265

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  30. Systemic bevacizumab is a novel targeted anti-angiogenic therapy for high-output cardiac failure (HOCF) in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) but published data is limited. This survey-based study mea...

    Authors: Hanny Al-Samkari, Hasan A. Albitar, Scott E. Olitsky, Marianne S. Clancy and Vivek N. Iyer

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:256

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  31. Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a multi-systemic hereditary disease associated with several benign and malignant tumor entities, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Since ccRCCs grow slowly, ...

    Authors: Patrick Schuhmacher, Emily Kim, Felix Hahn, Peggy Sekula, Cordula Annette Jilg, Christian Leiber, Hartmut P. Neumann, Wolfgang Schultze-Seemann, Gerd Walz and Stefan Zschiedrich

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:235

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  32. It is estimated that at present there are over 10 million rare disease patients in China. Recently an increased focus from policy perspective has been placed on rare diseases management. Improved disease defin...

    Authors: Xiaoshu Cai, Hui Yang, Georgi Z. Genchev, Hui Lu and Guangjun Yu

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:233

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  34. A wide range of rare diseases can have fiscal impacts on government finances that extend beyond expected healthcare costs. Conditions preventing people from achieving national lifetime work averages will influ...

    Authors: Mark P. Connolly, Saswat Panda, Julien Patris and Bouke P. C. Hazenberg

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:220

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  35. Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder that is transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner with complete penetrance and variable expressivity. It is ...

    Authors: Antonietta Moramarco, Ehud Himmelblau, Emanuele Miraglia, Fabiana Mallone, Vincenzo Roberti, Federica Franzone, Chiara Iacovino, Sandra Giustini and Alessandro Lambiase

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:218

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  36. Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome (HFS) is a rare clinical condition in which bi-allelic variants in ANTXR2 are associated with extracellular hyaline deposits. It manifests as multiple skin nodules, patchy hyperpigme...

    Authors: Claudia Cozma, Marina Hovakimyan, Marius-Ionuț Iurașcu, Nawal Makhseed, Laila A. Selim, Amal M. Alhashem, Tawfeg Ben-Omran, Iman G. Mahmoud, Nihal M. Al Menabawy, Mariam Al-Mureikhi, Magi Martin, Laura Demuth, Zafer Yüksel, Christian Beetz, Peter Bauer and Arndt Rolfs

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:209

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  37. Clinical care guidelines are typically developed by clinicians and researchers. Including patient and caregiver voices in guideline development may help create guidelines that are more useful for patients and ...

    Authors: Brian Denger, Kathi Kinnett, Ann Martin, Sean Grant, Courtney Armstrong and Dmitry Khodyakov

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:205

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  38. Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS, OMIM 154500) is an autosomal disorder of craniofacial development with an incidence rate of 1/50,000 live births. Although TCOF1, POLR1D, and POLR1C, have been identified as the pa...

    Authors: Xinmiao Fan, Yibei Wang, Yue Fan, Huiqian Du, Nana Luo, Shuyang Zhang and Xiaowei Chen

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:178

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  39. Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of rare and poorly understood lymphoproliferative disorders that include unicentric CD (UCD), Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV8)-associated multicentric CD (HHV8 + MCD), and H...

    Authors: Alexander Suarez, Curran Reilly and David C. Fajgenbaum

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:173

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  40. Floating-Harbor syndrome (FHS) is a rare syndromic short stature disorder caused by truncating variants in SRCAP. Few Chinese FHS patients had been reported so far and limited knowledge regarding the benefit of g...

    Authors: Shujie Zhang, Shaoke Chen, Haisong Qin, Haiming Yuan, Yalei Pi, Yu Yang, Hui Huang, Guimei Li, Yan Sun, Zhihua Wang, Huamei Ma, Xiaoling Fu, Ting Zhou, Jian Wang, Huifeng Zhang and Yiping Shen

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:144

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  41. Lymphatic anomalies (LAs) include several disorders in which abnormal lymphatic tissue invades the neck, chest, and various organs. Progressive cases may result in lethal outcomes and have proven difficult to ...

    Authors: Michio Ozeki, Akifumi Nozawa, Shiho Yasue, Saori Endo, Ryuta Asada, Hiroya Hashimoto and Toshiyuki Fukao

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:141

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  42. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 genes, upregulation of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling, and subsequent tumor forma...

    Authors: Stéphane Auvin, John J. Bissler, Vincent Cottin, Ayataka Fujimoto, Günther F. L. Hofbauer, Anna C. Jansen, Sergiusz Jóźwiak, Larissa Kerecuk, J. Christopher Kingswood, Romina Moavero, Roser Torra and Vicente Villanueva

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:91

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  43. The Clinical features of vascular Behcet’s disease (BD) are not well understood because there are few studies. Our study aimed to investigate characteristics of vascular BD in both genders in different age gro...

    Authors: Yong Chen, Jian-Fei Cai, Chen-Hong Lin and Jian-Long Guan

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:88

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  44. Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures present at the terminal region of the chromosomes. Mutations in genes coding for proteins involved in telomere maintenance are causative of a number of disorders known as...

    Authors: Elena G. Arias-Salgado, Eva Galvez, Lurdes Planas-Cerezales, Laura Pintado-Berninches, Elena Vallespin, Pilar Martinez, Jaime Carrillo, Laura Iarriccio, Anna Ruiz-Llobet, Albert Catalá, Isabel Badell-Serra, Luis I. Gonzalez-Granado, Andrea Martín-Nalda, Mónica Martínez-Gallo, Ana Galera-Miñarro, Carmen Rodríguez-Vigil…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:82

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  45. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystemic inherited vascular dysplasia that leads to nosebleeds and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Anti-angiogenic drugs thalidomide and bevac...

    Authors: Elisabetta Buscarini, Luisa Maria Botella, Urban Geisthoff, Anette D. Kjeldsen, Hans Jurgen Mager, Fabio Pagella, Patrizia Suppressa, Roberto Zarrabeitia, Sophie Dupuis-Girod and Claire L. Shovlin

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2019 14:28

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  46. Real-world data on usage and associated outcomes with hereditary angioedema (HAE)-specific medications introduced to the United States (US) market since 2009 are very limited. The purpose of this retrospective...

    Authors: Marc A Riedl, Aleena Banerji, Michael E Manning, Earl Burrell, Namita Joshi, Dipen Patel, Thomas Machnig, Ming-Hui Tai and Douglas J Watson

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2018 13:180

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  47. Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome (WDSTS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by facial gestalt, neurodevelopmental delay, skeletal anomalies and growth retardation, which is caused by variation of KMT2A gene. To d...

    Authors: Niu Li, Yirou Wang, Yu Yang, Pengpeng Wang, Hui Huang, Shiyi Xiong, Luming Sun, Min Cheng, Cui Song, Xinran Cheng, Yu Ding, Guoying Chang, Yao Chen, Yufei Xu, Tingting Yu, Ru-en Yao…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2018 13:178

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  48. Most evidence for TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND) to date have come from small studies and case reports, and very little is known about TAND in adults. We explored baseline TAND data from the ...

    Authors: Petrus J. de Vries, Elena Belousova, Mirjana P. Benedik, Tom Carter, Vincent Cottin, Paolo Curatolo, Maria Dahlin, Lisa D’Amato, Guillaume B. d’Augères, José C. Ferreira, Martha Feucht, Carla Fladrowski, Christoph Hertzberg, Sergiusz Jozwiak, J. Chris Kingswood, John A. Lawson…

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2018 13:157

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  49. Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystemic vascular dysplasia that leads to nosebleeds, anaemia due to blood loss, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in organs such as the lungs, liver...

    Authors: Claire L. Shovlin, Elisabetta Buscarini, Anette D. Kjeldsen, Hans Jurgen Mager, Carlo Sabba, Freya Droege, Urban Geisthoff, Sara Ugolini and Sophie Dupuis-Girod

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2018 13:136

    Content type: Position statement

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  50. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common inherited syndromes. The literature on craniofacial alterations associated with NF1 has been limited and partially contradictory. This review is based o...

    Authors: Vivian Visnapuu, Sirkku Peltonen, Lotta Alivuotila, Risto-Pekka Happonen and Juha Peltonen

    Citation: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2018 13:131

    Content type: Review

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