Rare Disease Translational Research
Rare diseases cover a wide range of phenotypes, affecting nearly any organ system or biological function. Individually, they might affect only a few people, making them difficult to recognise, diagnose or treat by studying humans alone. This collection, launched on Rare Disease Day 2019, features articles that show how model systems reveal new gene functions, can be used in preclinical studies, and enable the screening of novel and repurposed treatments for rare diseases. In June 2024, DMM published a dedicated special issue - Translating Multiscale Research in Rare Disease, edited by Monica Justice, Monkol Lek, Karen Liu and Kate Rauen.
History of our journals
As our publisher, The Company of Biologists, turns 100 years old, read about DMM’s history and explore the journey of each of our sister journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology and Biology Open.
A new perspective on disease research
Read & Publish Open Access publishing: what authors say
We have had great feedback from authors who have benefitted from our Read & Publish agreement with their institution and have been able to publish Open Access with us without paying an APC. Read what they had to say.
