Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0004p180 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Rare diseases of bones, joints and vessels study

Forestier-Zhang Lydia , Barrett Joe , Wordsworth Paul , Luqmani Raashid , Bishop Nicholas , Kassim Javaid Muhammad

Background: There are currently 456 rare bone disease recorded within 40 groups. Within many of these diagnoses there is marked heterogeneity of severity and complications that is often not explained by current understanding of disease mechanisms. There is an urgent need to improve the care of these patients by developing novel diagnostic tests and therapies based on understanding sub-phenotypes within existing diagnostic groups.Aim: To develop a nationa...