ENERCA
European Network for Rare and Congenital Anaemias
ENERCA is an acronym for European Network for Rare and Congenital Anaemias. It started back in 2002, funded by the European Commission, with the purpose of offering an improved public health service to professional medical practitioners and patients in every aspect of rare anaemias.
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What is anaemia?
Anaemia means that the haemoglobin concentration and the so called haematocrit in blood are lower than normal. In most, but not in all, of the many types of anaemia, there is also a decrease in the number of red blood cells.
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What is a rare anaemia?
According to the European Commission a disease is rare when its population frequency is less than 5 cases in 10,000 individuals. The rare causes of anaemia (rare anaemias) are an example of rare diseases (RD). Up to date, about 90 rare anaemias have been described.
What is ENERCA?
ENERCA is an acronym for European Network for Rare and Congenital Anaemias.
It started back in 2002, funded by the European Commission, with the purpose of offering an improved public health service to professional medical practitioners and patients in every aspect of rare anaemias.