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Dupuytren and Rare Disease Research

By: Charles Eaton

In: General

Tagged: Biomarkers, Dupuytren, Dupuytren Research Group, IDDB, rare disease

Jul 1, 2019

Is Dupuytren disease common or rare? I recently attended the Rare Drug Development Symposium in Philadelphia. Why? Is Dupuytren really a rare disease? Yes and no. Mild Dupuytren is common but very severe Dupuytren is rare – in the same way that cats are common but chimeric cats with crazy colors are rare. What does […]

Dupuytren research is rare disease research

On: Feb 28, 2019

By: Charles Eaton

In: Dupuytren research, General

Happy Rare Disease Day! Did you know that according to the US Government, Dupuytren is a rare disease? If you count everyone with any degree of Dupuytren disease, it’s fairly common. In the US alone, the number of Dupuytren sufferers projects to about 10 million people. But, if you ask the FDA, Dupuytren disease is a […]