Research ward at children's hospital in Shanghai treats over 200 patients with rare diseases

A total of 32 projects, including registered clinical trials and investigator-initiated trials, have been conducted at the research ward from July last year to November this year. These projects cover 12 clinical specialties, such as neurology, hematology, nephrology, surgical oncology, hepatology, dermatology, and the intensive care unit.

Statistics from the hospital showed that it has handled around 220,000 rare disease cases to date, covering roughly 30 percent of known rare disease types.