From the lab: The unknown world of rare genetic disorders

There are a number of ‘rare’ genetic disorders in human beings, classified as such because very few people are affected by them. Lysosomal storage disorders are prominent among those. Many of them have no cure because pharmaceutical companies have little interest in investing in developing drugs for these diseases. Government support for research in these diseases is also limited.
While the number of people suffering from any one of these lysosomal storage disorders is quite low, put