Metabolomics in the Study of Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Metabolomics can be used to investigate complex diseases that affect modern society including diabetes, dementia, heart disease, and cancer. Such diseases are often associated with, and characterised by, genetic mutations, but downstream metabolic consequences are not always well understood. Metabolomics has the potential to elucidate changes in cellular metabolism that may not be predictable from genetics but that present a cellular phenotype where therapeutic interventions can have selective and targeted effects. New metabolomics methods and applications, which help us gain insight into the complexities of the disease metabolome, are of particular relevence. In this Special Issue of Metabolites, we will demonstrate current developments and applications for diagnosis, understanding mechanisms, and finding new treatments for disease.

Dr. James McCullagh
Guest Editor

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