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Aix-Marseille Université Institute for Research and EducationMarMaRa - Institut Marseille Maladies RaresTopics: Patient Support Groups, Mediterranean Rim, Inheritance, Common Diseases, Rare Diseases, Therapy Disciplinary Fields: Genetics, Genomics, Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Mechanisms, Physiopathology, Neuroendocrinology, Bioinformatics, Modeling, Bio Engineering, Therapy, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Anthropology of Living Things, Ethics, Health Law, Mathematics, Physics, OpticsSummary: Rare diseases (less than 5 in 10 000 people affected) are at a level of 7 000 to 8 000, of which 80% with a genetic etiology. Recognized as a public health priority by the French government since 2005, rare diseases affect about 3 million individuals in France. However, despite recent successes in diagnosis, care or therapeutic development, 50% of patients are still without any molecular diagnosis and effective treatment exists for only 5% of cases. The objective of the MarMaRa institute is to gather research laboratories, medical teams, educational  teams and industrial partners around cross-cutting actions to develop cutting-edge research for the benefit of patients. Institut Interlocutors: - Director: Thierry Brue (MMG, UMR 1251)- Deputy Director for Education: Denis Puthier (TAGC, UMR U 1090)- Deputy Director for Research: Frédérique Magdinier (MMG, UMR 1251)Research Units:ADES - Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle, Droit, Éthique &#38; SantéCEReSS - Centre d’Études et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de VieFRESNEL - Institut FresnelIBDM - Institut de Biologie du Développement de MarseilleI2M - Institut de Mathématiques de MarseilleINMED - Institut de Neurobiologie de la MéditerranéeIRPHE - Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors ÉquilibreLMA - Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'AcoustiqueLP3 - Lasers, Plasmas et Procédés PhotoniquesMMG - Marseille Medical GeneticsTAGC - Theories and Approaches of Genomic ComplexityFaculties:SMPM - Faculty of Medical and Paramedical SciencesFDS - Faculty of ScienceDoctoral Schools:Engineering Sciences (ED 353)Life and Health Sciences (ED 62)Mathematics and Informatics (ED 184)Physics and Matter Sciences (ED 352)&#62; (opens in a new tab)"&#62;News from MarMaRa Institut &#62;&#62;For more information: MarMaRa on Aix-Marseille University websitePhotography credits: Photo by JJ Ying on Unsplash