Genes and Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Complex Diseases
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2025) | Viewed by 713
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human genetics has emerged as one of the most dynamic areas of biology, with a broadening societal impact. Complex diseases are commonly believed to be caused by the breakdown of several correlated genes rather than individual genes. The availability of genome-wide data from large human studies provides us with a new opportunity to explore this hypothesis by analysing disease-related biomolecular networks, which are expected to bridge genotypes and disease phenotypes and further reveal the biological mechanisms of complex diseases. On the other hand, high-quality studies based on candidate gene associations may also provide interesting results with the potential to define new genetic biomarkers that may be useful for clinical practice.
The aim of this Special Issue is the collection of genetic/genomic studies closely focused on clearly defined clinicial output. The results of well-documented, complex disease studies performed on patients with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer should be included. To achieve this goal, we would like to invite scientists from various fields of research to report their findings on the genetics of different complex human diseases, especially in association with molecular pathophysiological aspects of their etiopathogenesis and/or therapy.
Prof. Dr. Anna Vasku
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gene predisposition
- gene polymorphism
- molecular pathophysiology
- complex diseases
- genome-wide studies
- case–control studies
- case–case studies
- genotype–phenotype studies
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