Jaipur: Rare Disease Centre at government-run JK Lon Hospital launched the first-of-its-kind ‘Atlas’ authored by Dr Ashok Gupta and other doctors of the hospital.
Dr Gupta said that this ‘Atlas’ included 75 rare disease cases who were worked up and diagnosed at Rare Disease centre, J K Lon Hospital, Jaipur. Few of the diseases are ultra-rare, which are also included in the atlas like Progeria and Ataxia telangiectasia. Rare diseases currently affect 3.5% – 5.9% of the worldwide population.
Around 80% of rare disease are of genetic origin. 70% of those genetic rare diseases start in childhood.
