Q&A: Rare diseases with Professor Philip Beales

One out of 17 people in the UK suffer from a rare disease such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a ciliopathic human genetic disorder originally recorded in 1866.

In an exclusive podcast interview, Attilia Burke speaks to Professor Philip Beales, genetist and researcher at the Institute of Child Health, University College London, about his experiences of treating patients with rare diseases and why it’s important to study such conditions.

To listen to the interview, just click ‘play’ on the player below (powered by Audioboo).

Image above courtesy of mah_japan.

Music: Summer Mvt 1 Allegro non molto (John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players) / CC BY-SA 3.0

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