"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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2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rare Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Burton A, Castaño A, Bruno M, Riley S, Schumacher J, Sultan MB, See Tai S, Judge DP, Patel JK, Kelly JW. Drug Discovery and Development in Rare Diseases: Taking a Closer Look at the Tafamidis Story. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2021; 15:1225-1243.
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Roennow A, Sauvé M, Welling J, Riggs RJ, Kennedy AT, Galetti I, Brown E, Leite C, Gonzalez A, Portales Guiraud AP, Houÿez F, Camp R, Gilbert A, Gahlemann M, Moros L, Luna Flores JL, Schmidt F, Sauter W, Finnern H. Collaboration between patient organisations and a clinical research sponsor in a rare disease condition: learnings from a community advisory board and best practice for future collaborations. BMJ Open. 2020 12 16; 10(12):e039473.
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Lourenço AG, Araújo VC, Passador-Santos F, Sperandio M, Neville BW, Dorta RG. Lipoid Proteinosis: A Rare Disease In Pediatric Dentistry. Braz Dent J. 2020 Mar-Apr; 31(2):186-189.
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Park Y, Fullerton HJ, Elm JJ. A pragmatic, adaptive clinical trial design for a rare disease: The FOcal Cerebral Arteriopathy Steroid (FOCAS) trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 11; 86:105852.
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Gupta A, Koochakzadeh S, Neskey DM, Nguyen SA, Lentsch EJ. Salivary Carcinosarcoma: An Extremely Rare and Highly Aggressive Malignancy. Laryngoscope. 2020 05; 130(5):E335-E339.
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Bradburn KH, Elston D, Murphey AW, Patel KG. Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome-A Unique Clinical Presentation of a Rare Condition. Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Dec; 98(10):606-608.
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Bennett KJ, Mann JR, Ouyang L. 30-day all-cause readmission rates among a cohort of individuals with rare conditions. Disabil Health J. 2019 04; 12(2):203-208.
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Bandino JP, Elston DM. Volar Papulonodules in a Patient With Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis: Challenge. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Jul; 40(7):e95.
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Bandino JP, Elston DM. Volar Papulonodules in a Patient With Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Jul; 40(7):536-537.
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Vinayak R, Cruz RJ, Ranganathan S, Mohanka R, Mazariegos G, Soltys K, Bond G, Tadros S, Humar A, Marsh JW, Selby RR, Reyes J, Sun Q, Haberman K, Sindhi R. Pediatric liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer and rare liver malignancies: US multicenter and single-center experience (1981-2015). Liver Transpl. 2017 12; 23(12):1577-1588.