2026-02-27
February 28 – International Rare Disease Day: As the Number of Patients Increases, Lithuania to Develop Artificial Intelligence Models for Rare Disease Diagnostics
Artificial intelligence models will be developed in Lithuania to assess an individual’s risk of developing Alport syndrome based on national health data. Alport syndrome is a hereditary kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure as well as vision and hearing impairment. It is one of approximately 8,000 currently known rare but highly complex diseases, the Lithuanian Population and Rare Diseases Biobank announced on the eve of International Rare Disease Day, observed on Saturday. New opportunities for improving rare disease diagnostics will also be provided by the population-based biobank established last year.
