symposium held to deepen understanding of "rare and incurable diseases" "Rare and intractable diseases" are diseases for which the number of patients is particularly small. The government does not fully understand the actual situation, such as the issues faced by patients and their families.
The 29th of this month is World Rare and Intractable Disease Day, and events about the diseases will be held across the country.. A lecture was given by the father of a 6-year-old child diagnosed with Potocki-Lupski syndrome, which is a chromosomal abnormality.