Head and Neck Genetics—2nd Edition
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2024 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical and molecular genetic study of diseases and syndromes with manifestations within the head (orofacial syndromes, neurogenetic diseases, oral cancer, etc.); related epigenetic mechanisms regulating gene expression involving exosomes, microRNAs, and lncRNAs
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Dear Colleagues,
The field of head and neck syndromes was de facto initiated approximately half a century ago when Robert J. Gorlin (1923–2006), then professor of oral pathology at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (Minneapolis, USA) and Jens J. Pindborg (1921–1995), then professor of oral pathology at the Royal Dental College/University of Copenhagen School of Odontology (Copenhagen, Denmark), published the first Edition of the compendium Syndromes of the Head and Neck after researching the literature and summarizing at the time over 100 syndromes, each with an oral or facial component. The decades that passed since have seen the advent of major discoveries, including the full deciphering of the genetic code, recombinant DNA technology, improved molecular analysis with PCR and DNA sequencing, the human genome project, clinical and genetic characterization of hundreds of head and neck syndromes, as well as the discovery of epigenetic regulation mechanisms.
The aim of this Special Issue of Genes on the topic of the “Genetics of Head and Neck Syndromes” is to be at the crossroads of genetics, neurology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, oral medicine, dentistry, oral maxillofacial surgery, dermatology, pathology, and molecular biology, by including contributions regarding novel clinical, genetic, and epigenetic research in the exciting fields of craniofacial genetics, orofacial genetics, developmental genetics, neurogenetics, as well as head and neck cancer genetics.
Dr. Christos Yapijakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- head and neck pathology
- craniofacial genetics
- orofacial genetics
- developmental genetics
- neurogenetics
- cancer genetics
- genomics and gene variation
- epigenetics
- personalized medicine and dentistry
- genetic counseling and ethics
