Bardet-biedle Syndrome
Dear Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Could i please request information relating to the below
If you treat Bardet-biedle Syndrome, how many unique patients have you treated in the last 12 months?
What % of these patients get a genetic diagnosis prior to them being referred onto specialist centres?
If you do not treat Bardet-biedle Syndrome, could I request where these patients are referred to?
Yours faithfully,
Ed Fryer
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Dear Ed Fryer
I refer to your recent Freedom of Information request received on 5
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