Unravel Rare & Inherited Diseases with Genetic Technologies

Explore the human and economic impact of rare & inherited diseases and discover the genetic tools to study them

Over 10,000 rare diseases are known, with 39% having a confirmed genetic origin.

Explore the prevalence and impact of rare diseases, the technology available to study them, and the fundamental genetic factors underlying Huntington’s disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy in this eBook.

What’s inside:

• A review of the global impact and economic burden of rare and inherited diseases.
• Information on the genetic tools and technologies to improve our understanding of rare and inherited genetic syndromes.
• How CAG repeats within somatic cells increases with age in Huntington’s disease.
• The role of receptor-regulated Smads (R-Smads) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.