Genetics and Epigenetics of Neurodevelopmental Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 5942
Special Issue Editors
Interests: clinical genetics; medical genetics; cytogenomics; next-generation sequencing technologies applied to human genetics; epigenetics; genotype–phenotype correlation studies in genetic diseases; genetics of intellectual disability and autism; genetics of epilepsy; genetics prenatal diagnosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences on the topic of “Genetics and Epigenetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders”.
Neurological development disorders are a complex and heterogeneous group of syndromes, mainly caused by chromosomal or genomic anomalies, monogenic diseases, or epigenetic alteration. In this issue, we will offer space to rare genetics conditions leading to intellectual disability variably associated with autism, epilepsy, and congenital anomalies, in order to highlight their clinical correlates and natural course of the disease. More attention will be paid to studies that include methylation analysis and that can add knowledge to the pathogenesis of these syndromes, and, hopefully, to possible therapeutic targets.
We encourage you to submit both case reports and research articles on this crucial topic.
Prof. Dr. Paolo Prontera
Dr. Valentina Imperatore
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- human genetics
- epigenetics
- neurodevelopmental disorders
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