10 Most Common Genetic Diseases

May 22, 2018

Many human diseases have a genetic component to them. There are over 6,000 genetic disorders, many of which are fatal or severely debilitating. A genetic disease is caused by a mutation in DNA and can be divided into 4 major groups: Single-gene mutation;  Multiple genes mutations; Chromosomal changes and mitochondrial mutations. The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 has helped to identify genes associated with many genetic diseases.

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Infographic | May 23, 2021

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Infographic | June 3, 2022

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Infographic | August 24, 2021

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What Does The Pharma IndustryWant From CROs?

Infographic | June 16, 2022

Use Informa Pharma Intelligence’s marketing and pharma expertise to conduct industry research, produce engaging thought leadership content,

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Do patients actually watch all those pharma TV ads?

Infographic | January 13, 2020

Fewer than one in eight chronic-disease sufferers say they watch when a drug commercial comes on TV, according to one recent study of community users. And for the millennials among them, the percentage is even less so. That’s despite the $5.1 billion spent by biopharma on the medium in 2018. We take a look at these data points and many others from two recent studies on the media habits of patients and doctors.

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Taking Pharmacy Benefits on a New Ride

Infographic | December 1, 2019

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The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop and bring more, innovative medicines to patients. We have more ideas, we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients. In order to achieve this, we will develop Idorsia into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, with a strong scientific core.

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