Disease advocacy organizations catalyze translational research
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Disease advocacy organizations catalyze translational research
Disease advocacy organizations have long played an important role in the continuum from basic science to therapy development in rare disease research. PXE International has led the field in innovative ways, venturing into specific activities that have traditionally been conducted by scientists. As lay founders, we have engaged in gene discovery, gene patenting, diagnostic test development, epid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Genetics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1664-8021
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00101