Periodic Reporting for period 2 - E-Rare-3 (ERA-NET rare disease research implementing IRDiRC objectives)

Rare diseases are diseases that affect not more than 5 per 10 000 persons (according to the EU definition). 7000 distinct rare diseases exist, affecting between 6% and 8% of the population (about 30 million EU citizens). The lack of specific health policies for rare diseases...