Integrated Multi-omics Approaches for Studying Rare Genetic Diseases

  • 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
  • 2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  • 3Metabolomics Section, Precision Medicine Laboratory Department (PMLD) Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence (GMCoE), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 4Proteomics Resource Unit, Obesity Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 5Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 6Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 7Metabolomics Section, Precision Medicine Laboratory Department (PMLD) Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence (GMCoE), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AabdelRahman46@kfshrc.edu.sa.
  • 8Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AabdelRahman46@kfshrc.edu.sa.

Abstract

Despite the transformation of genomics and genetics, DNA- and RNA-based information provides only a partial view of disease etiology and pathogenesis. This has increased awareness that genetic and gene expression data must be integrated with downstream product activity and cellular metabolite regulation to understand disease processes fully.By simultaneously analyzing the genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome, crucial molecular pathways and novel biomarkers associated with various genetic diseases have been identified using multi-omics approaches. A more comprehensive understanding of the complex interactions between genetic factors (genotype) and disease development (phenotype) has been enabled by these approaches.This chapter describes multi-omics protocols for genetic diseases, emphasizing metabolomics and proteomics approaches.

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