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Browse 2 OpenLearn items Dr Katja Rietdorf has worked on

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  Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact¹¹⁴

  Rare Diseases Day is celebrated annually on the last day of February. This ‘rare day’ which occurs on the 28th February, or once every 4 years, the 29th of February was an apt choice for Rare Diseases Day. Many people do not fully appreciate what a ‘Rare Disease’ is, as they are so uncommon. The article aims to explain rare diseases and raise awareness of these fascinating and devastating conditions.

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  Updated on:

  26 Feb 2021

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  Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)¹¹⁴

  An overview of the processes that cause the regular beating of a healthy heart, and the structure of cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells) with a brief introduction to changes in the heart function found in CLN3 disease, or juvenile dementia.  

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  Updated on:

  15 Feb 2021