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Rare Diseases

Finding Strength in Challenges: Atticus Shaffer on Life With Osteogenesis Imperfecta

From childhood stardom to adult advocacy, actor Atticus Shaffer opens up about navigating Hollywood and life with osteogenesis imperfecta.
Rare Diseases

Life After Breakthrough Treatments: Supporting People Living With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Once the leading genetic cause of infant death, SMA is no longer a death sentence, but living longer has introduced new challenges that must now be addressed.
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Rare Diseases

Global Genes CEO Talks Next Generation Advocacy

Next gen advocates work in many ways to accelerate progress for their disorders — and their work spans diagnosis, becoming disease experts, starting a non-profit organization, all the way to finding funders and researchers, doing research, and working with pharmaceutical companies.