Genomics Uncovers Rare Disease

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David Cameron: Britain can lead world in treating rare diseases

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Prime Minister's son Ivan suffered from a condition so rare that it only affects a few hundred people in the world.

Genomics makes it more affordable to look at and find treatments for such conditions.

But understanding one condition can unlock the answers for many of the most common killers such as cancer.

Gene therapy technology is becoming possible in some cases to identify specific defects in the genome and write new code to correct it, enabling us to lessen the severity of a condition or even halt or reverse it.

As a father I know all too well the impact of rare diseases. We miss our Ivan every day — all these years on, our loss is still so raw.

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