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September 2, 2019 by Hal Foster, PhD

‘Disorder’ Film Festival Offers Look at Siblings Touched by Rare Diseases

Rare diseases deeply affect not only the children who experience them, but also their healthy brothers and sisters, as their parents can attest.    Two entries in November’s “Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival” will focus on what siblings go through, according to the San Francisco festival’s co-founder,…

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VDR
February 25, 2021 by Patricia Inacio PhD

VDR Gene Variations Increase Obesity Risk in Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

Certain variations in the DNA sequence of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene increase the risk for obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes, a South Korean study reports. The study, “The Associations Between Vitamin D Receptor BsmI and ApaI Polymorphisms and Obesity in Korean Patients with…

BBS case study
February 22, 2021 by Aisha I Abdullah PhD

Case Highlights Unusual Respiratory Features in Severe Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

A case study of a baby with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) highlights the unusual respiratory features that result from inheriting two mutant copies of the BBS10 gene.  The report, “Bardet-Biedl syndrome presenting with laryngeal web…

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    February 6, 2020 by Catarina Silva, MSc

    Abdominal Fat Increases Risk of Stroke Regardless of Blood Sugar Levels, Study Suggests

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    August 3, 2020 by Steve Bryson PhD

    2 Mutations Linked to High Leptin Levels Found in Adolescent Bulimics, Study Reports

  5. February 27, 2020 by Hawken Miller

    Advice on Starting Nonprofit Groups for Rare and Other Diseases Focus of NORD Webinar

  6. May 27, 2019 by Larry Luxner

    Agency Unveils RaDaR to Help Patient Groups Develop Rare Disease Registries

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