SYDNEY, Feb 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — With a mission of empowering the rare disease community, Illumina has today partnered with medical researchers and families to highlight the importance of genomic sequencing and to shine the spotlight on the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.
Rare Disease Day is an annual event working towards equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, health, social care and opportunity for people living with a rare disease. In Australia, there are around 2 million people living with a rare disease – 400,000 of which are children.