"Rare Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D035583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.906
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| Concept/Terms |
Rare Diseases- Rare Diseases
- Disease, Rare
- Diseases, Rare
- Rare Disease
Orphan Diseases- Orphan Diseases
- Disease, Orphan
- Diseases, Orphan
- Orphan Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rare Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical sites of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network: unique contributions to genomic medicine and science. Genet Med. 2021 02; 23(2):259-271.
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A Phase II Basket Trial of Dual Anti-CTLA-4 and Anti-PD-1 Blockade in Rare Tumors (DART SWOG 1609) in Patients with Nonpancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 05 15; 26(10):2290-2296.
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Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease. N Engl J Med. 2019 10 24; 381(17):1644-1652.
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Salivary Carcinosarcoma: An Extremely Rare and Highly Aggressive Malignancy. Laryngoscope. 2020 05; 130(5):E335-E339.
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Reported environmental exposures are inversely associated with obtaining a genetic diagnosis in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 06; 179(6):958-965.
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Effect of Genetic Diagnosis on Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Disease. N Engl J Med. 2018 11 29; 379(22):2131-2139.
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A Rare Case of Hyperplastic Proximal Esophageal Polyps With Foveolar Dysplasia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 06; 17(7):e75-e76.
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Gastric heterotopia in the rectum. A rare cause of ectopic gastric tissue. Arab J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar; 18(1):42-43.
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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network: Accelerating Discovery about Health and Disease. Am J Hum Genet. 2017 02 02; 100(2):185-192.
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Fatal Superior Sagittal Sinus and Torcular Thrombosis After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Report of a Rare Complication and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec; 96:607.e19-607.e24.