Special Issue on Rare Disease

Rare diseases usually are genetic and chronic while some are the result of infections and allergies or due to degenerative and proliferative causes. There are more than 6,800 rare diseases which affect millions of people all over the world. As vast majority of rare diseases have no treatment, further study on Rare Disease to figure out ways to diagnose, treat and prevent the disease is significantly important and necessary.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring rare disease. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Rare diseases
• Prevalence
• Characteristics
• Pathology
• Prevention and management
• Orphan drug  
• Genetic disease

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Rare Disease” should be chosen during your submission.

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