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RARE-X Data Collection Program

Global Genes

Award
Free/subsidized registry infrastructure
Deadline
Rolling partner applications
Award type
Data & infrastructure
Focus
Registries & biomarkers · Org capacity

Patient-owned data-collection infrastructure — structured surveys, patient-reported outcomes, and cross-condition analysis — delivered in partnership with advocacy groups. It spans 85+ disorders and 124 partner groups with participants in 90+ countries; the methods were published in Genetics in Medicine in 2025.

Why it's in this index

A researcher data-request process makes the collected data usable for BTHS studies, and the cross-condition structure supports comparisons against other mitochondrial disorders.

Who can apply

Rare disease patient advocacy organizations become data-collection partners; researchers can submit data requests.

How to apply

Program inquiry via the Global Genes RARE-X pages; researchers use the data-request form.

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Last updated August 28, 2026 · Suggest an update to this entry