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About Rare Diseases. A rare disease is defined by the European Union as one that affects less than 5 in 10,000 of the general population. There are between 6,000 and 8,000 known rare diseases. Around five new rare diseases are described in medical literature each week.
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) GALB is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that GALB, or a subtype of GALB, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population. Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)