RD-connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics: collaborative European initiative for rare diseases

Abstract: Although individually uncommon, rare diseases (RDs) collectively affect 6–8% of the population. The unmet need of the rare disease community was recognized by the European Commission which in 2012 funded three flagship projects, RD-Connect, NeurOmics, and EURenOmics, to help move the field forward with the ambition of advancing -omics research and data sharing at their core in line with the goals of IRDiRC (International Rare Disease Research Consortium). NeurOmics and EURenOmics generate -omics data and improve diagnosis and therapy in rare renal and neurological diseases, with RD-Connect developing an infrastructure to facilitate the sharing, systematic integration and analysis of these data. Here, we summarize the achievements of these three projects, their impact on the RD community and their vision for the future. We also report from the Joint Outreach Day organized by the three projects on the 3rd of May 2017 in Berlin. The workshop stimulated an open, multi-stakeholder discussion on the challenges of the rare diseases, and highlighted the cross-project cooperation and the common goal: the use of innovative genomic technologies in rare disease research

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
European journal of human genetics. - 26, 6 (2018) , 778-785, ISSN: 1018-4813

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Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2019
Creator
Lochmüller, Hanns
Badowska, Dorota M.
Thompson, Rachel
Knoers, Nine V. A. M.
Aartsma-Rus, Annemieke
Gut, Ivo
Wood, Libby
Harmuth, Tina
Durudas, Andre
Graessner, Holm
Schaefer, Franz
Rieß, Olaf
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DOI
10.1038/s41431-018-0115-5
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1479960
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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