Diseases that are rare tend to get put on the backburner for the very same reason so little is known about them - they’re uncommon and there’s not much financial motivation to understand and treat these conditions. Shining a light on rare genetic diseases and the research being done in this area is Dr. Arif Anwar, resident geneticist.

<p>Diseases that are rare tend to get put on the backburner for the very same reason so little is known about them - they&rsquo;re uncommon and there&rsquo;s not much financial motivation to understand and treat these conditions. Shining a light on rare genetic diseases and the research being done in this area is Dr. Arif Anwar, resident geneticist.</p>

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