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Each rare disease is rare, but it is not very rare to have a rare disease. There are just thousands of rare diseases. For example, it is estimated that 6-8% of
by BadCookie 9y ago
Each rare disease is rare, but it is not very rare to have a rare disease. There are just thousands of rare diseases. For example, it is estimated that 6-8% of the EU population has a rare disease: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_disease#Prevalence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_disease#Prevalence
- xiphias 9y agoThanks, it's great to know (also that 80% has a genetic component). I have a rare disease (shortness of breath caused by air pollution, especially when lying down or excercising), but all pulmonology doctors are sure that I'm just depressed after the usual check-ups are unable to show the disease (and I'm not coughing which is unusual for most similar diseases). I'm trying to find blood tests and gene tests that help me find the disease I have, as I've given up on doctors. I also know multiple people with BRCA gene who weren't taken seriously by doctors before they had the gene test.