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SUMMARY: WashU Second Annual Rare Diseases Day Symposium
DESCRIPTION: We hope you will join us on Leap Day for the Rare Diseases Day
  Symposium on Thursday\, Feb. 29\, 8 AM to 5 PM in person at EPNEC Auditori
 um at Washington University School of Medicine – St. Louis or virtually via
  Zoom webinar. In the United States\, a disease is considered “rare” if it 
 affects […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>We hope you will join us on Leap Day for t
 he <a href="https://rarediseasesday.wustl.edu/">Rare Diseases Day Symposium
 </a> on Thursday\, Feb.<img class="size-medium wp-image-45673 alignright" s
 rc="https://icts.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2023/11/Rare-Diseases-Symposium-231x
 300.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="300" /> 29\, 8 AM to 5 PM in person at 
 <a href="https://meet.wustl.edu/places/eric-p-newman-education-center-epnec
 /">EPNEC Auditorium</a> at Washington University School of Medicine – St. L
 ouis or virtually via Zoom webinar.</p><p>In the United States\, a disease 
 is considered “rare” if it affects fewer than 200\,000 individuals. More th
 an 10\,000 rare diseases exist\, and around 30 million Americans live with 
 rare diseases. The majority of these diseases are genetic.</p><p>Washington
  University Physicians and Researchers are committed to uncovering the gene
 tic roots of rare diseases and to using those insights to develop new treat
 ments. With projects spanning multiple disease areas\, our physicians and s
 cientists are using cutting-edge skills in modern medicine\, genetics and g
 enomics\, and pharmacology to better understand and ultimately seek effecti
 ve treatments for rare diseases.</p><p><a href="https://rarediseasesday.wus
 tl.edu/">Register Here</a></p><p> </p>
LOCATION:Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC)
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://icts.wustl.edu/events/event/washu-second-annual-rare-
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