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Rare diseases, mostly genetic-related, affect millions in Turkey

Rare diseases, mostly genetic-related, affect millions in Turkey
They are “rare” in the most strict sense of the word, but the number of people suffering from rare diseases is still considerably high. In Turkey, more than five million people live with rare diseases and 70% of them are children. Most of those diseases had their origins in the genetic structure of patients and their families.
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