Rare Disease Institute

Time is the enemy when it comes to any illness. It’s especially the case for rare disease patients who often go years before they receive the right diagnosis and the appropriate treatment. For the most part, the reason is that patients aren’t tested for the disease. Symptoms are confused with other diseases and the provider and patient share the frustration of trying to rule out illness after illness No one wins in this scenario, from the emotional turmoil to the expense, to the time and resources spent. The Rare Disease Institute (RDI) has a simple mission to address this — get the right test to the right patient with the right treatment as fast as possible. The Institute can accomplish this by focusing on collaborating with key stakeholders across healthcare involved with testing, diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.