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A European collaborative is working to detect rare diseases earlier through a two-pronged strategy called Screen4Care. (Photo: USAF Photographic Archives (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Eric T. Sheler))

How genetic testing, new tech help in rare disease diagnoses

For people living with a rare diseases, it can take at least five years to get the right diagnosis — but that timeline could get a lot shorter if a European Union-funded effort succeeds.

Rare diseases affect more than 300 million people worldwide, including more than

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A European collaborative is working to detect rare diseases earlier through a two-pronged strategy called Screen4Care. (Photo: USAF Photographic Archives (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Eric T. Sheler))

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Gaby Galvin is a freelance journalist based in Amsterdam.

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