Leveraging Genetic Laboratories In Rare Disease Patient Identification

By Maggie Bloomberg

‘Needle in a haystack’ is a common analogy for clinical researchers looking for the right patients to enroll in a study, but in rare and ultra-rare indications, it can feel closer to finding a snowflake in a snowstorm.  

Rare disease researchers need every possible tool to help drive patient identification and recruitment. For certain rare indications, collaborating with genetic laboratories can provide a much-needed boost to patient identification. In this article, we discuss ways to leverage these laboratories to help increase success rates and drive efficient and effective rare disease patient recruitment.