What is Farber Disease?
As a very rare genetic disease with patients spread out around the world, Farber disease is not always recognized by doctors and is often misdiagnosed as a form of arthritis.
As a very rare genetic disease with patients spread out around the world, Farber disease is not always recognized by doctors and is often misdiagnosed as a form of arthritis.
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