Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book proposes immunogenomics, or immunopharmacogenomics, as the next-generation big science to uncover the role that the immune system plays in the pathogenesis of many diseases, by summarizing the importance of the deep sequencing of T-cell and B-cell receptors. Immunogenomics/immunopharmacogenomics, a genetic characterization of the immune system made possible by next-generation sequencing (NGS), will be important for the further understanding of the pathogenesis of various disease conditions. Abnormal immune responses in the body lead to development of autoimmune diseases and food allergies. Rejection of recipient cells and tissues, as well as severe immune reactions to donor cells, is also the result of uncontrolled immune responses in the recipient body. There have been many reports indicating that activated immune responses caused by the interaction of drugs and HLA are present in drug-induced skin hypersensitivity and liver toxicity. The importance of the host immune responses has been recognized in cancer treatments, not only for immunotherapy but also for cytotoxic agents and molecular targeted drugs. Hence, characterization of the T-cell receptor and B-cell receptor repertoire by means of NGS deep sequencing will ultimately make possible the identification of the molecular mechanisms that underlie various diseases and drug responses. In addition, this approach may contribute to the identification of antigens associated with the onset or progression of autoimmune diseases as well as food allergies. Although the germline alterations and somatic mutations have been extensively analyzed, changes or alterations of the immune responses during the course of various disease conditions or during various treatments have not been analyzed. It is also clear that computational analyses to draw meaningful inferences of functional recognition receptors on the immune cells remain a huge challenge.  .

Human immunogenetics --- Pharmacogenomics --- Pharmacogenetics --- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell --- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing --- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell --- Immunotherapy --- Methods --- Immunogenetic Phenomena --- Receptors, Antigen --- Immunoglobulins --- Pharmacology --- Genetics --- Immunomodulation --- Immune System Phenomena --- Investigative Techniques --- Sequence Analysis --- Receptors, Immunologic --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Biology --- Health Occupations --- Immunoproteins --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Phenomena and Processes --- Biological Therapy --- Serum Globulins --- Genetic Techniques --- Globulins --- Blood Proteins --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Receptors, Cell Surface --- Therapeutics --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Membrane Proteins --- Proteins --- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Pathology --- Pharmacy, Therapeutics, & Pharmacology --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Human genetics. --- Medicine. --- Cancer research. --- Molecular biology. --- Pharmacology. --- Biomedicine. --- Human Genetics. --- Cancer Research. --- Pharmacology/Toxicology. --- Molecular Medicine. --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Oncology. --- Toxicology. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Physicians --- Chemicals --- Poisoning --- Poisons --- Tumors --- Toxicology --- Health Workforce --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biophysics --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Biomolecules --- Systems biology --- Drug effects --- Medical pharmacology --- Chemotherapy --- Drugs --- Pharmacy --- Cancer research --- Physiological effect

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book examines the utility of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in the era of next-generation sequencing and big data, identifies limitations and potential means of overcoming them, and looks to the future of GWAS and what may lay beyond. GWAS are among the most powerful tools for elucidating the genetic aspects of human and disease diversity. In Genome-Wide Association Studies, experts in the field explore in depth the impacts of GWAS on genomic research into a variety of common diseases, including cardiovascular, autoimmune, diabetic, cancer, and infectious diseases. The book will equip readers with a sound understanding both of the types of disease and phenotypes that are suited for GWAS and of the ways in which a road map resulting from GWAS can lead to the realization of personalized/precision medicine: functional analysis, drug seeds, pathway analysis, disease mechanism, risk prediction, and diagnosis.

Medical genetics. --- Genomics. --- Genome research --- Genomes --- Molecular genetics --- Clinical genetics --- Diseases --- Heredity of disease --- Human genetics --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Genetic disorders --- Research --- Genetic aspects --- Human genetics. --- Cancer research. --- Immunology. --- Human Genetics. --- Cancer Research. --- Immunobiology --- Life sciences --- Serology --- Cancer research --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Genètica humana --- Antropologia física --- Biologia humana --- Genètica --- Herència humana --- Citogenètica humana --- Cromosomes humans --- Genètica de poblacions humanes --- Genètica mèdica --- Genètica molecular humana --- Psicologia genètica --- Genoma humà

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)