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I have a rare disease. This is my hope for the future of medicine

Belgian Professor Denis Dufrane, coordinator of the centre of tissue and cellular therapy of Brussels' Saint Luc Hospital, shows how a hole in the tibia of a patient suffering from a disease was treated on an x-ray, in Belgium January 14, 2014. Belgian medical researchers have succeeded in repairing bones using stem cells from fatty tissue, with a new technique they believe could become a benchmark for treating a range of bone disorders. Picture taken January 14, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1EA1F1UL301

Pin-pointing the problem: A doctor examines images of a patient suffering a bone disorder Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman

Lynsey Chediak
Lead, Precision Medicine, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum
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