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Phenotype and Pathogenetic Mechanisms in 22q11.2 Deletion/DiGeorge Syndrome

edited by

Vera Lúcia Gil-da-Silva-Lopes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6501

Keywords: phenotype; deep phenotyping; differential diagnosis; comorbidities; etiological mechanisms; pathogenetic mechanisms; machine learning; functional studies; mental disorders; congenital cardiac defects; immunodeficiency; behaviour problems; schizophrenia; anxiety; palatal abnormalities; voice abnormalities; drug therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Vegetable Genetic Breeding

edited by

Wei Qian

Jian Wu

and

Hongbing She

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6396

Keywords: vegetable; molecular breeding; plant genetic resources; marker-assisted selection; plant genetic resources; agronomic trait

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Bioinformatics of Human Diseases

edited by

Hongyan Xu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3246

Keywords: bioinformatics; human disease; sequencing; gene expression analysis; analysis methods; proteomics analysis; metabolomics analysis; microbiome analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Molecular Basis of Rare Genetic Diseases

edited by

Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen

and Rafaella Mergener

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2833

Keywords: rare diseases; genetic disorders; whole-exome sequencing; genome analysis; genes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

MYC, New Insights into Its Regulation and Function

edited by

Paola Bellosta

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 525

Keywords: control of animal development and organ growth; Drosophila and other animal models; rewiring metabolic pathways; tumor growth and oncogenesis; transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling; regulatory networks and feedback loops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Genetics in Sudden Cardiac Death

edited by Alice Krebsova

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 174

Keywords: hereditary cardiovascular diseases; sudden cardiac death (SCD); genetic analysis; family cascade screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

New Advances in Immunogenetics of Disease

edited by

Elżbieta Kaczmarek

and

Bogna Grygiel-Gorniak

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11259 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunogenetics in disease pathogenesis; quantitative immunogenetics; prognostic indicators; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Evolution, Mitochondrial Genomics and Mitochondrial Genome Expression in Animals—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiayong Zhang

and

Jiasheng Hao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6579 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial genome; gene arrangement; phylogenetic relationship; mitochondrial gene expression; molecular evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)

Pharmacogenomics and Population Genetics: Personalized Medicine in Ethnically Diverse Population

edited by

Zhuo (Shawn) Shao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5466 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenomics; presciption medication; racial inequality; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; genome analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Phylogeny and Population Genetics of Cartilaginous Fishes and Teleost Fishes

edited by

Xiao Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5279 | Submission Open

Keywords: cartilaginous fish; teleost fish; molecular evolution; phylogeny; population genetics; genome sequencing; DNA taxonomy and DNA barcoding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Genomics of Heritable Pediatric Disorders

edited by

Pawel Gawlinski

and

Robert Śmigiel

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5093 | Submission Open

Keywords: human genetics; genomics; rare diseases; pediatric disorders; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Next Generation Sequencing in Human Disease

edited by

Valeria D’Argenio

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: NGS; molecular genetics; genomics; molecular diagnostics; targeted sequencing; whole-exome sequencing; whole-genome sequencing; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

The Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics of Speciation

edited by Norman A. Johnson

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; evolution; genomics; hybridization; reproductive isolation; speciation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Epigenetics in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Teresa Juárez-Cedillo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative disease; genetics; epigenetics; Alzheimer’ s disease; dementia; Parkinson’ s disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Unraveling Genetic Complexity: Integrative Approaches in Variant Interpretation

edited by Xiao Fan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variation interpretation; multi-modality data integration; systems biology approach; genetic mechanism; human genetic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine in Heart Diseases

edited by

Enkhsaikhan Purevjav

Jeanne M. James

and

Hugo R. Martinez

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12669 | Submission Open

Keywords: congenital heart diseases; cardiomyopathy; arrhythmias in pediatric patients; sudden cardiac death syndrome; genetic syndromes; inherited mitochondrial disorder; inherited metabolic syndrome; mutation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Advances in Pig Genetic and Genomic Breeding of 2024

edited by

Kang Xu

and

Kejun Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10135 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig genome; pig breeding; multi-omics; economic traits; molecular maker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Genetics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Neuromuscular Diseases

edited by

Emiliano Giardina

and

Stefania Zampatti

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7847 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurogenetics; neurodegenerative disease; neuromuscular disease; genomics; molecular genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Advance in Non-invasive Prenatal Testing: Ten Years of cfDNA-Based Screening and Diagnosis

edited by

Luigia De Falco

and Erica Soster

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7298 | Submission Open

Keywords: prenatal screening; circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA); non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT); genome-wide sequencing; monogenic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)

Advances of Optical Genome Mapping in Human Genetics

edited by Paul Dremsek and Anna Schachner

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5767 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical genome mapping; cytogenomics; chromosomal structural variation; clinical genetics; cancer genetics; prenatal diagnostics; population genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)

Advances in Neurogenetics

edited by Ivailo L. Tournev and Teodora Chamova

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurologic diseases; genetic; epilepsy; degenerative disorders; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)

Genetics and Genomics of Human Breast Cancer

edited by

Peter Devilee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer genetic predisposition; breast cancer genome analyses; genetics-driven personalised breast cancer prevention; genomics-driven personalised breast cancer treatment; breast cancer somatic genetic changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Genetics and Genomics of Human Population History

edited by Hie Lim Kim

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: humans population history; genetic diversity; genetic adaptation; diverse populations; demography inference

(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)

Advances in Pig Genomic Resources

edited by Ruimin Qiao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig genome sequencing; genomics databases and resources; GWAS; genomic breeding; body composition traits; candidate genes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Pathogenesis of Wheat Pathogens, Pathogen-Wheat Interaction, and Molecular Design and Breeding of Disease Resistance Wheat

edited by Ming Xu and Ning Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Poultry Genetics and Genomics—2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Genxi Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1957 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; gene function; genome annotation; omics; gene editing; genomic selection; molecular mechanisms; molecular marker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Application of Next-Generation Sequencing in Genetic Diseases Diagnosis

edited by Laia Pedrola

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; next-generation sequencing; genetic diagnosis; inherited diseases; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Genetic Insights into Population Adaptations Associated with Immunity and Host Defense

edited by Cheng I. Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open

Keywords: population disparities; genetic polymorphism; human evolution; functional genomics; immunogenetics; transcriptional regulation; gene-environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Sweet Potato Genetics and Genomics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mingku Zhu

Shaopei Gao

and

Lifei Huang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: sweet potato; biotic and abiotic stress response; functional genomics; omics studies; molecular biology; agricultural biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Growing Up: A New Era of Plant Genome and Pangenome Resources

edited by Kelly J Vining and

Nahla Bassil

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genome; genome resources; specialty crops; pangenome; comparative genomics; chromosome scaffolding; haplotype phasing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Current Advances in Myotonic Dystrophy

edited by J. Andrew Berglund and John D. Cleary

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: myotonic dystrophy; repeat expansion; RNA toxicity; spliceopathy; therapeutic development; disease heterogeneity; model systems; disease pathogenesis; clinical advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Genetic Variability of Regulatory RNAs

edited by Zsolt Ronai

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: miRNA; circRNA; lncRNA; regulatory RNA; SNV; miR-SNP; VNTR; CNV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

The Molecular Biology of Viruses

edited by

Jiann-Ruey Hong

and

Jin-ching Lee

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; virus interaction; gene regulation; host cell death; autophagy; antiviral drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Molecular Breeding in Fisheries and Aquaculture

edited by

Lei Liu

, Kai Zhang and

Xuedi Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2541 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture species; molecular breeding; genomic; economic traits; sex determination; disease resistance; stress resistance; reproduction and development; genome editing; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence for Precision Medicine

edited by

Fuhai Li

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; genomics; single cell; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; precision medicine; systems biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Molecular Genetic Mechanisms of Oral Diseases

edited by

Ricardo Santiago Gomez

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3813 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal disease; periapical disease; dental pulp diseases; oral mucosa; neoplasms of the oral cavity; molecular pathogenesis; oral manifestations of genodermatoses; immune-mediated diseases; oral mucosa

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Research of Microbial Diversity and Functions in Environment and Host

edited by

Kangliang Sheng

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– microbe interaction; environmental micro-ecology; multi-omics analysis; functional component

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)

Advances in Evolution of Plant Organelle Genome—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhiqiang Wu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12156 | Submission Open

Keywords: organelle genome; chloroplast; mitochondria; phylogeny; population genomics; RNA editing; transfer; pan-organelle genome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Population Genetics and Evolution of Marine Invertebrates

edited by Sónia C. Da Silva Andrade

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1713 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; demographic history; environmental traits; genetic markers; ocean warming and climate change; seascape genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Genetics in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

edited by Emina Colak and Aleksandra Jotic

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; obesity; dyslipidemia; genome-wide association analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Molecular Mechanisms of Adaptive Evolution in Trees

edited by

Xinsheng Hu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14978 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular markers; multi-omics sequences; population genetic structure; molecular evolution; natural selection; marker-adaptive trait association

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Genomics in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Xiangshan Ji

and

Qiaomu Hu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11893 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; crustacean; shellfish; genetics; genomics; sequencing; sex determination; sex differentiation; gene; cloning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Advances in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Molecular Genetics and Breeding

edited by

Xiukai Cao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6273 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock breeding; molecular genetics; genetic resources; genetic diversity; functional genome; epigenetic regulation; breeding program and software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Study of Inherited Retinal Diseases—Volume II

edited by

Se Joon Woo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2354 | Submission Open

Keywords: inherited retinal diseases; retinitis pigmentosa; macular dystrophy; cone dystrophy; genotype; gene therapy; clinical trial; imaging; genetic mechanism; genome editing; phenotype

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Stroke Genomics and Exit Strategies

edited by Hiroyuki Ishiyama and Tomotaka Tanaka

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke genomics; stroke; personalized medicine; precision medicine; exit strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Phenotypic Variability of Genetic Diseases in Children

edited by Ben Pode-Shakked

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotypic variability; genetic disorders; rare diseases; neurodevelopmental disorders; craniofacial anomalies; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Epigenetics in Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Cristina Mazzaccara

, Carmela Nardelli and

Giulia Frisso

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic and epigenetic biomarkers; cardiovascular diseases; evidence-based medicine; treatment and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases; gut microbiome; advancements in technologies; genome-wide association analyses; candidate genes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epigenomics)

Genetic Studies of Fish

edited by

Yang Liu

and

Na Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8301 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolution in fish; omics analysis; QTLs; gene editing; functional genomics; germplasm preservation and utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics of Complex Human Disease 2024

edited by

Jingyun Yang

and

Chuntao Zhao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6436 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; epigenetics; complex diseases; genome-wide association studies; epigenome-wide association studies; metabolome-wide association studies; genetic variant; causal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)

Viral Genomics and Metagenomics

edited by

Shixing Yang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5124 | Submission Open

Keywords: metagenomics; next-generation sequencing; virome; virus evolution; infectious diseases; viral genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Genomics)

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