Optical Genome Mapping in Hematological Malignancies
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Cancer Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 32790
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetics genomics & proteomics; cancer
Interests: genomic technologies; immuno-genomics
Interests: cancer; tumor biology; pathology and biomarkers epilepsy; neurology genetics; environmental factors hematology; blood and marrow transplantation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For more than 40 years, the clinical evaluation of structural variation in hematological malignancies has primarily been driven by karyotyping. Karyotyping is a robust tool for evaluating structural and numerical changes in leukemia and other malignancies due to its ability to visualize and catalogue recurrent changes to chromosomes. As a result, many types of leukemia and lymphoma have a cytogenetic (i.e., karyotyping-based) classification system for diagnosis and prognosis. However, karyotyping suffers from several challenges, including the need for dividing cells (metaphases) and the relatively “low resolution” of the technique. Thus, ancillary testing, such as FISH or RT-PCR, is required to identify specific rearrangements between genes. Optical Genome Mapping is a new technology that can detect structural variation within a sample at a much higher resolution than karyotyping. As such, it is a promising new technique for the clinical evaluation of chromosomal changes in hematologic malignancies.
The aim of this Special Issue is stimulate discussion around the use and adoption of Optical Genome Mapping for clinical diagnostics in hematological malignancies.
- Carry out the evaluation of optical genome mapping in different types of hematologic malignancies compared to conventional approaches or other novel technologies for structural and molecular classification;
- Introduce interpretative systems, software tools, or other bioinformatics approaches to improve data analysis and reporting in hematologic malignancies;
- Provide technical improvements or processes in hematologic malignancies that compare pre-analytical or analytical components in optical genome mapping to improve analysis, diagnostic sensitivity, etc.;
- Produce novel research findings that may lead to novel diagnostic insights in the future.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Myeloid neoplasms;
- Lymphoid neoplasms;
- Plasma cell disorders;
- Technical papers;
- Economic utility analysis of OGM vs. other technologies;
- Clinical research discoveries.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Adam C. Smith
Dr. Alex Hoischen
Dr. Gordana Raca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Optical genome mapping
- Myeloid neoplasia
- Lymphoid neoplasia
- Cytogenetics
- Structural Variation
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