Special Issue "Genetic Research in Movement Disorders"
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurogenomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 763
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genetics; movement disorders; skeletal dysplasia; hearing loss; neurodevelopmental disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Movement disorders and related syndromes affect millions of people globally. They are neurological diseases and are characterized by either excessive or limited movement of any of different body parts. These devastating conditions reduce the quality of life, and some of them can make a person wheelchair bound. This Special Issue aims to include reviews and original research findings on molecular characterization or mechanisms of disease in movement disorders. Manuscripts which describe genetics of disorders of ataxic, sensory, hemiplegic, spastic diplegic, neuropathic, myopathic, Parkinsonian, and choreiform gaits are especially sought. Research papers utilizing gene editing in cell lines and animal models for investigation of disease mechanisms or devising therapies are also encouraged. We do not intend to to include manuscripts focused solely on clinical descriptions of the movement disorders.
Prof. Dr. Sadaf Naz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genomics of movement disorders
- animal models for movement disorders
- ataxia
- chorea
- dystonia
- gait disorders
- myoclonus
- Parkinson disorder
- spastic paraplegia
- tardive dyskinesia
- tics
- tremors
