Where are the treatments for the two million Australians with a rare disease?
Sunday Extra
with Julian Morrow
It took Christine six years and many doctors visits before being diagnosed with Myositis – a rare muscle disease. Is genetic testing helping in the diagnosis of rare diseases? And what more can be done to develop therapies when the economic incentive for pharmaceutical companies is low?
Christine Lowe – President, Myositis Association of Australia
Dr Lisa Ewans – Clinical Geneticist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Sydney Children’s Hospital
Sean Murray – CEO, Mito Foundation Duration: 25min 40sec Broadcast: Sun 28 Feb 2021, 9:30am
