The number of rare diseases reached 432 types.
The third medical commission of Iran’s Rare Diseases Foundation was held on Sunday, November 7, with the confirmation of 10 other rare diseases.
According to the public relations report of the Rare Disease Foundation, these diseases include:
CoQ10 deficiency
Angelman syndrome
Rohhad syndrome (IBS)
Cohen-Gibson syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome
Craniosynostosis
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
Hereditary primary hypomagnesemia
Giant Axonal Neuropathy
Hypophosphatasia (HPP).
This commission was attended by Dr. Yaser Davodian, Chairperson of Iran Rare Diseases Foundation, Dr. Hamidreza Edraki, CEO of the Foundation and member of the academic faculty of Shahid Beheshti University, Dr. Mehdi Norouzi, Vice President of Research of the Rare Diseases Foundation, Dr. Ali Tagavi, a member of the Scientific Council, and Dr. Mohammad Haqshenas. Internist, Dr. Shadab Salehpour, pediatric endocrinologist and metabolism specialist, Dr. Siamak Abdi, neurologist,
Dr. Hossein Afra, Vice President of Medicine, Dr. Tayebe Khamsi, Vice President of Education, Somaye Hasanpour, Vice President of Rare Diseases, and Roya Tavakoli, responsible for International Affairs of the Foundation, were held.