Advanced Research on Genetics of Neurodegenerative Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: LRRK2 gene; Parkinson; PARK8-linked Parkinson's disease
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One of the most conspicuous risk factors for the large number of human neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) is an individual’s genetic profile. With the advent of high-throughput technologies, such as whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing, microarrays or single-cell analysis, the number of loci related to both common and rare neurodegenerative diseases is increasing almost on a daily basis. The aim of this Special Issue is to help to keep track of the most recent advances in this field and to point to common and different genetic risk or causative factors for this group of diseases, including those affecting young or pediatric patients. With a focus on genetic findings and their molecular consequences, we will consider manuscripts dealing with the functional role of new genes or variants related to them for publication. Additionally, we will consider manuscripts on the influence of epigenetic factors in the risk for ND. Case reports will only be considered if reporting new variants or significant new knowledge on the phenotype. Computational analysis of existing datasets without functional validation will not be accepted.
Dr. Jordi Pérez-Tur
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Neurodegeneration
- neurodegenerative diseases
- genetics
- epigenetics
- gene expression and function
- casual variants
- genetic risk factors
- next-generation sequencing
- GWAS
- genetic variability
- polygenic risk score
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- dementia and cognitive disorders
- movement disorders
- Huntington disease
- Friedreich’s ataxia
- spinal muscular atrophy
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