Lorena Casareto , Natasha M. Appelman-Dijkstra , Maria Luisa Brandi , Roland Chapurlat , Valérie Cormier-Daire , Neveen A.T. Hamdy , Karen E. Heath , Joachim Horn , Giovanna Mantovani , Klaus Mohnike , Sérgio Bernardo Sousa , André Travessa , Lena Lande Wekre , M. Carola Zillikens , Luca Sangiorgi , the European Reference Network on rare BONe Diseases
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Abstract
There is no universally accepted definition for rare diseases: in Europe a disease is considered to be rare when affecting fewer than 1 in 2000 people. European Reference Networks (ERNs) have been the concrete response to address the unmet needs of rare disease patients and many pan-European issues in the field, reducing inequities, and significantly increasing accessibility to high-quality healthcare across Europe. ERNs are virtual networks, involving centres and patient representatives with the general scope to facilitate discussion on complex cases requiring highly specialised competences and trained expertise. ERN BOND - the European Reference Network on rare BONe Diseases - is one of these 24 approved networks with the specific ongoing mission to implement measures facilitating multidisciplinary, holistic, continuous, patient-centred, and participative care provision to patients, and supporting them in the full realisation of their fundamental human rights. ERN BOND includes in 2023 a total of 53 centres of expertise from 20 European countries. Its governing structure installed in March 2017 includes decision-making, operative and consultative committees, which comprise experts in the field and patient representatives ensuring patient's voice and perspectives are taken into account.
Over the years, ERN BOND has worked hard to achieve its mission and valuably contribute to the advancement of diagnosis, management, treatment, and research in rare diseases. The network activities are mainly related to (i) the provision of care which collectively involves averagely 2800 patients diagnosed per year, (ii) the development of education for and training of the healthcare personnel consisting until now in the realisation of 7 thematic workshops and 19 webinars, (iii) the dissemination and exchange and spread of knowledge via network's website (https://ernbond.eu/), social media channels, and newsletters, (iv) the management of related data through a disease registry currently mapping over 2300 cases and recording over 600 reported cases, and (v) the enhancement of research which now include two clinical trials endorsed by the network.
ERN BOND represents therefore an unprecedented move to improve the healthcare management of patients suffering from rare bone diseases through European collaborations. This network, through the support from the European Health Programme, will continue to pursue its efforts to achieve its goals, always maintaining the patients and their families at the centre of healthcare services.
期刊介绍:
The European Journal of Medical Genetics (EJMG) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in English on various aspects of human and medical genetics and of the genetics of experimental models.
Original clinical and experimental research articles, short clinical reports, review articles and letters to the editor are welcome on topics such as :
• Dysmorphology and syndrome delineation
• Molecular genetics and molecular cytogenetics of inherited disorders
• Clinical applications of genomics and nextgen sequencing technologies
• Syndromal cancer genetics
• Behavioral genetics
• Community genetics
• Fetal pathology and prenatal diagnosis
• Genetic counseling.