IRDiRC Chair and members, Dr. David Pearce, Dr. Gareth Baynam, Helene Cederroth and Mikk Cederroth have co-authored a new publication on the importance of the Undiagnosed Hackathon in finding new ways to diagnose individuals living with a longstanding medical conditions without a diagnosis.
350 million people live currently with an undiagnosed disease worldwide. While genome sequencing can provide answers for 40% of the People Living with Undiagnosed Disease (PLWUD), 60% of the cases don’t receive a diagnosis.
The Undiagnosed Hackathon, hosted by Wilhelm Foundation in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, will take place on September 21-23, 2025 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
Read the full paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295000872500047X?via%3Dihub