Genetics and Omics in Autoimmune 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: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 224
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autoimmune diseases (ADs) account for approximately 8% of human pathologies worldwide. ADs are generally multifactorial, influenced by genetic, environmental, hormonal, and immunological factors. In this group of pathologies, there is a loss of immune tolerance to self-antigens, leading to an impaired immune system. Consequently, immune cells remain constantly dysregulated and active, producing various types of autoantibodies and affecting different organs and/or systems.
Reporting genetic variations (such as SNVs and CNVs), mutations, mRNAs, microRNAs, lncRNAs, and other molecular factors associated with ADs can aid in identifying risk factors for these multifactorial diseases. In this Special Issue, “Genetics and Omics in Autoimmune Diseases”, we invite the submission of original research articles, short communications, and reviews on current and emerging concepts in ADs.
Topics of interest include genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, massive sequencing, etc., in ADs such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, autoimmune thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, antiphospholipid syndrome, and IgG4-related disease, among others.
Dr. Julian Ramírez-Bello
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- autoimmune diseases
- genetics
- genomics
- omics
- single-nucleotide variants
- copy number variants
- variation
- susceptibility
- mRNAs
- microRNAs
- long non-coding RNAs
- masive sequencing
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