title: Rare diseases: what do you need to know?
abstract: This six-part series on rare diseases aims to increase awareness and offer advice on how nurses can help patients. Part 1 uses a case study to illustrate the complexity of caring for people with rare diseases and provides pointers on how the care of this patient group can be improved.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Genetics, University Hospital Birmingham
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Inborn Errors of Metabolism, University Hospital Birmingham.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*