The Rare Disease Database

The most comprehensive source of rare disease information.

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Top 10 rare primary care diseases

Measured by: prevalence

Disease/ConditionEstimated US PrevalenceInheritanceAge of onset
Systemic lupus erythematosus161,000-322,000
Narcolepsy146,000-200,000
Sjogren's syndrome140,000-374,000
Dilated cardiomyopathy120,450-200,000
Idiopathic hypersomnia104,280-130,000
Uveitis100,000-135,000
Alopecia universalis 90,000-150,000
Bullous pemphigoid83,000-160,000
Autoimmune hepatitis85,000-102,500
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease82,250-125,000See Inheritance