The Importance of Collaboration in Advancing Understanding of Rare Disorders: US/EU Joint Initiative on Silver-Russell Syndrome.
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev
; 15(Suppl 1): 98-101, 2017 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Patient-support organizations can facilitate a significant change in the way rare disorders are approached. Besides connecting families with each other and directing patients to experienced medical specialists, these groups, by collaborating with government initiatives like COST, can effect the direction and funding of rare disease research. By concentrating the rare disease patient population and funneling them to specific centers of excellence, these organizations help build specialists' experience and their study populations. It requires a basic spirit of collaboration, driven parent leaders, a well-organized support platform, sources of funding, supportive clinical and research professionals and finally an effective method of collecting and disseminating information. Silver-Russell Syndrome is an excellent example of a rare disorder that has become better recognized, understood and treated because patient-support organizations, using the internet as a critical tool, have worked together with clinical care/research specialists and public funding agencies to build collaboration.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Silver-Russell
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos