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  • Ultra-rare disease: an Euro...
    Harari, Sergio; Humbert, Marc

    European respiratory review, 06/2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 156
    Journal Article

    In the past few years, interest in rare diseases has grown, as demonstrated by the agendas of politicians and health authorities, but too little attention is still paid to ultra-rare diseases. Although no legal definition of an “ultra-rare” disease has yet been established, this subcategory was informally introduced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for drugs with indications for diseases that have a prevalence <1 per 50 000 persons 1–3. Too little attention is still paid to ultra-rare diseases. It is important to disseminate the best information on less common diseases in order to improve the clinical managment and improve care. https://bit.ly/2NougE5