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Advances in Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing in Precision Medicine (2nd Edition)

edited by Hiroki Kurahashi,

Tomoki Kosho

, Atsushi Watanabe and

Tomoharu Tokutomi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical integration of genomic data; ethical and socioeconomic implications; family health history; genetic risk assessment; medical genetics education; next-generation sequencing in diagnosis; personalized genomic medicine; bioinformatics in genomics; pharmacogenomics and drug response; genetic counseling and decision making; molecular biomarkers in disease; genomics of rare diseases; population genetics and evolutionary studies; epigenetics and gene regulation; artificial intelligence and machine learning in genomics; genomic data privacy and security; translational genomics and therapeutics; Transition Medicine; Re-contacting; Expanded Newborn Screening

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

Genetic Regulation of Parasite Development and Biological Phenotypes

edited by

Xinming Tang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites and omics; life cycle; development regulation; biological phenotypes; cutting-edge theories and techniques; interaction; vaccine and drug discovery

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

Advances in Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Trees

edited by

Peng Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit trees; germplasm evaluation; key agronomic trait; molecular breeding; genetic improvement; plant architecture; fruit rootstocks

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

Genetics of Dee and Neurocutaneous Syndromes

edited by Alessandro Orsini and

Andrea Santangelo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE); neurocutaneous syndrome; phakomatoses; epilepsy; neurofibromatosis (NF); tuberous sclerosis (TSC); genetics

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

Genetics, Development and Functional Genes of Insects

edited by Hui Ai,

Qian Wang

and Jie Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect chemical ecology; insect olfactory molecular biology; insect development; insect gut microorganism; insect immunity; speciation and genetic diversity; biodiversity protection; natural enemy– pest model

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

Genetics and Breeding of Forage

edited by Maofeng Chai and Zhenyi Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage genetic improvement; molecular breeding; abiotic stress; biotic stress; population genetics; multi-omics analysis; nutrition absorption

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

Genomics and Bioinformatics Analysis of Human Circadian Clock

edited by

Timothy J. Hearn

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; genomics; genetics; chronobiology; sleep; gene expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Advances in Medical Genetics

edited by Nina Pereza and

Borut Peterlin

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical genetics; genetic testing; genomic medicine; clinical genetics; genetic disorders; human genetics; genetic education

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

Genetic Insights into Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by

Andrea Conidi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; rare diseases; chromatin architecture; iPSCs and organoids; transcription factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)

Unraveling the Complex Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Stephen Massa, Atsushi Mizuma and

Jian Shi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: miRNA; lncRNA; neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section RNA)

Abiotic Stress in Plants: Molecular Genetics and Genomics—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Gao

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; horticulture; gene family; transcriptomics; omics; medicinal plants

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

Genome and Molecular Biologyof Viruses

edited by

Jun Luo

and

Xiaofeng Guo

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral molecular biology; genome analysis; viral replication; host interactions; antiviral mechanisms; viral mutations; vaccine development; emerging technologies

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

RNA Epigenetics: RNA Modification and Epitranscriptome Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by

Bowen Song

and Mingjia Chen

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA modification; epitranscriptomics; RNA editing; RNA epigenetics; computational biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section RNA)

Molecular Genetics and Pathogenesis of Motor Neuron Disease

edited by Tadashi Nakagawa

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor neuron disease; molecular genetics; molecular and cellular analyses; phenotypic characterization; therapeutic development; clinical applications; omic technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)

Advances in Genomics of Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Nicomedes Valenzuela-Lopez

and

Benito Gomez-Silva

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5129 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal genomics; molds; yeasts; mushrooms; pathogenic fungi; fungal genes; mycology

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

Genetics and Breeding of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yiwei Zhou

and

Farhat Abbas

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; genetics; genomics; breeding; multiomics; floral quality; flower color; floral scent; flower senescence

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

Advances in Pharmacogenetics of Diseases

edited by Antonio Drago

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenetics; precision medicine; disease; genetic markers; rare variants; PRS; molecular pathway analysis

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

Application of Bioinformatics in Microbiome—2nd Edition

edited by

Tsute Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; microbiota; next-generation sequencing; genomics; meta-genomics; meta-transcriptomics; taxonomy; artificial intelligence; bioinformatics

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

Gene Regulation of Development and Evolution in Mammals

edited by Ming Shen and

Jiaqing Zhang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulation; mammalian development; evolutionary genomics; epigenetics; transcriptional control; developmental biology; gene expression networks; evolutionary biology; molecular mechanisms

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

Genomics, Evolution, Epidemiology and Tools for Microbiome Research

edited by

Ayixon Sánchez-Reyes

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome genomics and evolution; metagenomics on epidemiology; phylogenetics; comparative genomics; pathogen genomics and antimicrobial resistance; bioinformatics tools and methods; pathogen surveillance including viruses; functional genomics; marker genes in systematics and taxonomy; inference of causal variants in environmental and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes

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

Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Radiation-Induced Toxicity of Normal Tissue

edited by

Rupak Pathak

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14103 | Submission Open

Keywords: radioresponsive genes; inflammation; genetic markers of radiation damage; immunotherapy; radioprotectors; DNA damage and repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicogenomics)

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