Human Genetics and Genetic Diseases

Human Genetics and Genetic Diseases

 

About Conference

Human Genetics 2023 conference welcomes you to attend the "13th International Conference on Human Genetics and Genetic Diseases" we cordially invite all the participants who are interested in sharing their knowledge and research in the arena of Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Human Genetics 2023 conferences offers the scientific community a platform to share their knowledge in the field of Human Genetics and Genetic Diseases. This conference offers a comprehensive agenda presented through two plenary sessions and panel discussions for the benefit of professionals in the field of Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing and others, who are engaged in common health problems.

This event will feature sessions from leading experts in genetic diseases research, personalized & targeted medicine including local and international professors, physicians, and government representatives. The purpose of the plenary and panel sessions is to facilitate discussions on early diagnosis, improve access and quality care, optimize the coordination of provider services, and foster high impact clinical research to expedite improved medical treatments. The conference mainly aims at the education of the medical community and dissemination of reliable information to at-risk populations, which are the most efficient ways to control genetic disorders among the people from different part of the world.

We intend to explore the challenges posed by genetic diseases and the most recent updates on pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention with emphasis on their impact on the UAE population. Certainly, this will raise awareness among medical professionals to provide effective prevention and treatment methods.

The global market for Genetic Testing is forecast to reach US$2.2 billion. Increasing knowledge about the potential benefits of genetic testing is one of the prime reasons for the growth of the genetic testing market. Advancements in the genetic testing space, aging population and a subsequent rise in the number of chronic diseases, and increasing incidence of cancer cases are the other factors propelling growth in the genetic testing market.

What's New?

The Human Genetics research has moreover set itself the undertaking of working on numerous levels to set up activities gone for improving collaborations between researchers in fundamental and clinical research and to encourage interdisciplinary research exercises. On an instructive level, the exploration bunch goes for supporting the training and direction of youthful researchers by giving amazing preparing chances to PhD understudies and postdoctoral colleagues. It additionally gives a chief interdisciplinary stage to specialists, professionals and teachers to display and talk about the latest developments, patterns, and worries and in addition useful difficulties experienced and arrangements embraced in the fields of Current Trends Human Genetics & Genetic diseases

Why to attend?

With members from around the world focused on learning about Human Genetics & Genetic Disorders and its advances; this is your best opportunity to reach the largest assemblage of participants from the Human Genetics and its allied areas. Conduct presentations, distribute information, meet with current and potential scientists, make a splash with new drug developments, and receive name recognition at this 2-day event. World-renowned speakers, the most recent techniques, developments, and the newest updates in Human Genetics & Genetic Disorders are hallmarks of this conference.

Target Audience:

• Human Genetics Students
• Scientists, Professors
• Human Genetics Researchers
• Human Genetics Faculty
• Human Genetics Associations and Societies
• Human Genetics physicians
• Human Genetics advanced practice registered Nurses
• Allied health professionals in the fields of Human Genetics
• Business Entrepreneurs
• Human Genetics Scientists
• Human Genetics Colleges
• Pharmacology Scientists
• Pharmacology Health Professionals
• Genetics Associations and Societies
• Geneticists
• Genetic Counselors
• Biopharmacists
• Business Entrepreneurs
• Training Institutes
• Software developing companies
• Data Management Companies

Session & Tracks

Track 1: Human genetics

Human genetics is both a basic and connected science. As a key science, it is a piece of hereditary qualities the part of science that analyzes the laws of capacity, transmission, and acknowledgment of data for improvement and capacity of living beings. Inside this system, Human genetics qualities worry about the most fascinating life form the person. This worry with our very own species influences us to investigate logical outcomes in human hereditary qualities for their hypothetical noteworthiness as well as for their down to earth and incentive for human welfare. Consequently, Human genetics qualities are additionally a connected science. Its incentive for human welfare will undoubtedly have repercussions for hypothetical research too since it impacts the choice of issues by human geneticists, their preparation, and the financing of their exploration. In view of its proceeded with hypothetical and functional intrigue, human hereditary qualities offer interest and human satisfaction unparalleled by work in fields that are either fundamentally hypothetical or completely viable in the subject matter.

Track 2: Molecular Genetics

Molecular genetics is the field of science that reviews the structure and capacity of qualities at a molecular dimension and hence utilizes strategies for both molecular science and genetics. The investigation of chromosomes and quality articulation of a life form can give understanding into heredity, genetic variation, and mutations.

Track 3: Gene Therapy

Gene therapy includes the introduction of one or more foreign genes into an organism to treat hereditary or acquired genetic defects. In gene therapy, DNA encoding a remedial protein is bundled inside a "vector", which transports the DNA inside cells inside the body.

There are two unique sorts of gene therapy relying upon which kinds of cells are dealt with: Substantial gene therapy: exchange of a segment of DNA to any cell of the body that doesn't create sperm or eggs. Germ line gene therapy: exchange of a segment of DNA to cells that produce eggs or sperm.

Track 4: Medical Genetics

Medical genetics is the part of a prescription that includes the determination and the board of inherited issue. Medical genetics varies from human genetics in that human genetics is a field of logical research that might apply to a drug, while medical genetics alludes to the utilization of genetics to medical consideration. For instance, inquire about on the causes and legacy of a hereditary issue would be considered inside both human genetics and medical genetics, while the determination, the board, and advising individuals with hereditary scatters would be viewed as a feature of medical genetics.

Conversely, the investigation of normally non-medical phenotypes, for example, the genetics of eye shading would be viewed as a feature of human genetics, however not really important to medical. The hereditary drug is a more up to date term for medical genetics and joins zones, for example, quality treatment, customized prescription, and the quickly developing new medical claim to fame, predictive medication.

Track 5: Genetic Disorders

Genes are the structure squares of heredity. They are passed from parent to tyke. They hold DNA, the directions for making proteins. Proteins do the vast majority of the work in cells. They move particles starting with one spot then onto the next, form structures, separate poisons, and do numerous other support employments.

At times there is a transformation, an adjustment in a quality or genes. The transformation changes the quality's guidelines for making a protein, so the protein does not work appropriately or is missing totally. This can cause an ailment called a hereditary issue.

You can acquire a quality change from one or the two guardians. A transformation can likewise occur amid your lifetime.

There are a number of different types of genetic disorders (inherited), including the following:

• Single gene inheritance
• Multifactorial inheritance
• Chromosome abnormalities
• Mitochondrial inheritance

Track 6: Epigenetics

The word “epigenetic” literally means “in addition to changes in genetic sequence.” The term has evolved to include any process that alters gene activity without changing the DNA sequence, and leads to modifications that can be transmitted to daughter cells (although experiments show that some epigenetic changes can be reversed). There likely will continue to be debate over exactly what the term means and what it covers.

Many types of epigenetic processes have been identified—they include methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation and sumolyation. Other epigenetic mechanisms and considerations are likely to surface as work proceeds. Epigenetic processes are natural and essential to many organism functions, but if they occur improperly, there can be major adverse health and behavioral effects.

Track 7: Stem Cell Research

Stem cells are undifferentiated natural cells that experience mitosis to deliver more cells, which are found in multicellular living beings. They are of two sorts, embryonic and grown-up stem cells. The stem cell treatment was observed to be a lifesaving treatment for patients with strong tumors and blood issue. Stem cells can be acquired from the umbilical string after a child's introduction to the world. Conceivably they can likewise be gotten from fringe blood and bone marrow. As indicated by the reports, in US the accessibility of stem cell treatment was $15.2 million out of 2007 and $16.5 million of every 2008 and it is evaluated to reach $11 billion by 2020.

Stem cell treatment is the method for utilizing stem cells for treating just as averting any malady or confusion. Bone marrow transplantation is the most broadly utilized stem cell therapy, but some stem cell treatment using umbilical cord bloods are also in practice.

Track 8: Stem Cell Research

Stem cells are undifferentiated natural cells that experience mitosis to deliver more cells, which are found in multicellular living beings. They are of two sorts, embryonic and grown-up stem cells. The stem cell treatment was observed to be a lifesaving treatment for patients with strong tumors and blood issue. Stem cells can be acquired from the umbilical string after a child's introduction to the world. Conceivably they can likewise be gotten from fringe blood and bone marrow. As indicated by the reports, in US the accessibility of stem cell treatment was $15.2 million out of 2007 and $16.5 million of every 2008 and it is evaluated to reach $11 billion by 2020.

Stem cell treatment is the method for utilizing stem cells for treating just as averting any malady or confusion. Bone marrow transplantation is the most broadly utilized stem cell therapy, but some stem cell treatment using umbilical cord bloods are also in practice.

Track 9: Cytogenetics

Cytogenetics is the investigation of chromosomal structure, area, and capacity in cells. It incorporates the investigation of chromosome number and appearance (karyotyping), the physical area of qualities on chromosomes, and chromosomal conduct in procedures, for example, cell division. The ordinary human cell is comprised of 46 chromosomes: 22 sets of autosomes, numbered 1-22 by request of diminishing length, 1 set of gonosomes, or sex chromosomes.

Track 10: Clinical Genetics

Clinical Genetics is the restorative claim to fame which gives an indicative administration and "hereditary guiding" for people or families with, or in danger of, conditions which may have a hereditary premise. Hereditary scatters can influence anyone framework and any age gathering. The point of Hereditary Administrations is to help those influenced by, or in danger of, a hereditary issue to live and duplicate as regularly as could reasonably be expected. What's more, an extensive number of people with birth surrenders as well as learning inabilities are alluded to and researched for hereditary components. People distinguished through youth or pregnancy screening programs additionally require hereditary administrations. Later on, as the hereditary commitments to a regular later-beginning issue, for example, diabetes and coronary illness are recognized; hereditary administrations might be required for those at high hazard. Testing for hereditary components that influence sedate endorsing will likewise progressively become a significant action.

Track 11: Cancer Genetics

Cancer is a genetic issue in which the typical control of cell improvement is lost. Cancer genetics is presently one of the quickest stretching out restorative distinguishing strengths. At the nuclear dimension, the tumor is brought about by a mutation(s) in DNA, which result in twisted cell development. An expansive part of these changes is secured and occur in physical cells. In any case, a couple of individuals secure mutation(s) in the germ line. The mutation(s) occur in two classes of cell characteristics: oncogenes and tumor silencer characteristics. Under standard conditions, tumor silencer characteristics oversee cell division and camouflage of extension. Changes in these characteristics result in unchecked cell duplication realizing tumors with strange cell cycles and tumor development. The tumor silencer characteristics add to malady by the inactivating of loss of limit change.

Track 12: Genetic Counseling

Genetic counseling is a correspondence procedure, which intends to support people, couples and families comprehend and adjust to the restorative, mental, familial and regenerative ramifications of the genetic commitment to explicit wellbeing conditions.

Genetic counseling includes discussing a genetic condition with a wellbeing proficient that has capabilities in both genetics and counseling. Genetic conditions are brought about by changes or mix-ups in qualities. These conditions might be acquired from one or the two guardians. Genetic counseling expects to help individuals comprehend and adjust to the effect that a genetic condition may have on their lives.

Track 13: Biochemical Genetics

Biochemical genetics includes diagnosing and treating metabolic sicknesses. These are issues with how the body makes, separates or uses proteins, fats or starches. They are brought about by qualities that are not typical and can't make the compounds the body needs. These sicknesses are called intrinsic mistakes of digestion.

Track 14: Biochemical Genetics

Biochemical genetics includes diagnosing and treating metabolic sicknesses. These are issues with how the body makes, separates or uses proteins, fats or starches. They are brought about by qualities that are not typical and can't make the compounds the body needs. These sicknesses are called intrinsic mistakes of digestion.

Track 15: Population Genetics

To understand the heritage of a singular property, a trademark that may be constrained by one, a couple, or various characteristics. The target of people inherited characteristics is one of a kind. Rather than concentrating the inheritance of trademark, people genetic characteristics attempts to portray how the frequencies of the alleles which control the quality change after some time. To consider repeat changes, we analyze masses instead of individuals. In addition, in light of the way that modifications in quality frequencies are at the center of advancement and speciation, people and transformative genetic characteristics are normally viewed as together.

Track 16: Developmental Genetics

Developmental genetics is the investigation of the manner by which qualities control the development and advancement of a living being for a mind-blowing duration cycle. A recently prepared egg cell or zygote contains a remarkable gathering of qualities that will control its improvement from a solitary cell into a fetus through examples of differential quality articulation during the time spent embryogenesis.

Track 17: Pharmacogenetics

Pharmacogenetics is the investigation of acquired hereditary contrasts in medication metabolic pathways which can impact particular responses to drugs, both with respect to the remedial effect and furthermore negative effects. Metabolic pathways can influence singular reactions to drugs, both as far as restorative impact just as unfavorable impacts. The term Pharmacogenetics is routinely used correspondingly with the term pharmacogenomics which moreover investigates the piece of obtained and gained inherited complexities in association with cure response and drug direct through a productive examination of characteristics, quality things, and between and intra-particular assortment in quality verbalization and limit. In oncology, Pharmacogenetics really is the examination of germline changes (for example single-nucleotide polymorphisms affecting characteristics coding for liver impetuses responsible for drug declaration and pharmacokinetics), however pharmacogenomics implies physical changes in tumoral DNA inciting alteration in sedating response.

Track 18: Immunogenetics

Immunogenetics or immungenetics is the part of therapeutic research that examines the association between the insusceptible structure and genetic characteristics. Invulnerable framework diseases, for instance, sort 1 diabetes, are eccentric genetic traits which result from surrenders in the safe system. Recognizing evidence of characteristics describing the safe flaws may perceive new target characteristics for accommodating techniques. Then again, inherited assortments can in like manner describe the immunological pathway inciting disease. The term Immunogenetics relies upon the two words immunology and genetic characteristics and is portrayed as "a sub-class of innate characteristics focusing on the inherited reason of the sheltered reaction" as shown by Work. Inherited characteristics are the science asking about the trading of qualities beginning with one age then onto the following. The characteristics of a living being (strands of DNA) and the trading of characteristics from the parent to the child age of an actual existence structure in the degree of possible assortments are the premises of genetic characteristics.

Track 19: Human Genetic Engineering

Human Genetics Engineering  is one aspect of study of the overall field of Human Biotechnology. It involves the direct manipulation of the human genome using molecular engineering tools. Recently developed methods of modification is known as gene editing. There are two types of modification : Somatic Genetic Modification and Germline Genetic Modification.

Somatic genetic modifications is about addition, cutting or changing the genes in some of the cells of an existing person, to typically alleviate any medical condition. this form of gene therapy techniques are approaching clinical practice but only for few conditions and at a high cost. This track deals with the methods and procedures and ideas regarding the modification of the human genome.

Track 20: Gene Therapy and Genetic Counseling

Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes or simply nucleic acid polymers to treat or prevent disease into a patient's cell as a drug for disease treatment.  In the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder by inserting a gene into a patient's cells instead of using drugs or surgery.Gene therapy is a way to fix a genetic problem at its core or source. The polymers are either translated into proteins which interfere with the target gene expression or else they could possibly correct genetic mutations.

The most common form of gene delivery is in the form of DNA that encodes the functional therapeutic gene to replace the target mutated gene. the polymer molecules are packaged inside a vector which  carries the molecules inside and helps in their integration. Gene therapy is a very effective but debatable form of treatment of genetic disorders depending upon their extent of viability and social and ethical acceptance.

Genetic counseling is the process by whixch an individual or individuals at risk of any inherited disorders are advised and made aware of the consequences and nature of the disorder , as well as te probability of developing or transmitting it.

Track 21: Nutritional Genomics

Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes affect a person’s response to drugs. This relatively new field combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications and doses that will be tailored to a person’s genetic makeup. Many drugs that are currently available are “one size fits all,” but they don’t work the same way for everyone. It can be difficult to predict who will benefit from a medication, who will not respond at all, and who will experience negative side effects (called adverse drug reactions). Adverse drug reactions are a significant cause of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States. With the knowledge gained from the Human Genome Project, researchers are learning how inherited differences in genes affect the body’s response to medications. These genetic differences will be used to predict whether a medication will be effective for a particular person and to help prevent adverse drug reactions.The field of pharmacogenomics is still in its infancy. Its use is currently quite limited, but new approaches are under study in clinical trials. In the future, pharmacogenomics will allow the development of tailored drugs to treat a wide range of health problems, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and asthma.

Track 22: Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Clinical Genetics is the medical specialty which provides a diagnostic service and "genetic counselling" for individuals or families with, or at risk of, conditions which may have a genetic basis. Genetic disorders can affect any body system and any age group. The aim of Genetic Services is to help those affected by, or at risk of, a genetic disorder to live and reproduce as normally as possible. In addition a large number of individuals with birth defects and/or learning disabilities are referred and investigated for genetic factors. Individuals identified through childhood or pregnancy screening programmes also require genetic services. In the future, as the genetic contributions to common later-onset disorders such as diabetes and coronary heart disease are identified, genetic services may be required for those at high risk. Testing for genetic factors that affect drug prescribing will also increasingly become an important activity.

Track 23: Genomic Medicine & Molecular Diagnostics

Genomic Medicine is a branch of genomics which allows the next generation genomic techniques to be used by the clinicians, biomedical researchers and the heathcare institutions to deliver healthcare with modern human genetics and genomics to the people. The  genomic medicine reasearch  branches out to cover many disciplines of biology including oncology, cardiology, pediatrics, endocrinology and respiratory medicine.

The delivery of proper modernized healthcare is insured by the field of molecular diagnostics, which makes use of a collection of techniques used to analyze biological markers in the genome and proteome- the individual's genetic code and how their cells express their genes as proteins by applying molecular biology methods to medical testing.

Track 24: Oncogenomics and Cancer Heredity

Cancer is a genetic disorder in which the normal control of cell growth is lost. Oncogenomics or cancer genetics is now one of the fastest expanding medical specialties. At the molecular level, cancer is caused by mutation(s) in DNA, which result in aberrant cell proliferation. Most of these mutations are acquired and occur in somatic cells. However, some people inherit mutation(s) in the germ line. The mutation(s) occur in two classes of cellular genes: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.

Under normal conditions, tumor suppressor genesregulate cellular differentiation and suppression of proliferation. Mutations in these genes result in unchecked cellular proliferation resulting in tumors with abnormal cell cycles and tumor proliferation. The tumor suppressor genes contribute to cancer by the inactivating of loss of function mutation.

Track 25: Ethical & Social Implications of Gene Editing

Many of the stem cells being studied are referred to as pluripotent, meaning they can give rise to any of the cell types in the body but they cannot give rise on their own to an entirely new body. (Only the earliest embryonic cells, which occur just after fertilization, can give rise to a whole other organism by themselves.) Other stem cells, such as the ones found in the adult body, are multipotent, meaning they can develop into a limited number of different tissue types. One of the most common stem cell treatments being studied is a procedure that extracts a few stem cells from a person's body and grows them in large quantities in the laboratory—what scientists refer to as expanding the number of stem cells. Once a sufficient number have been produced in this manner, the investigators inject them back into the patient. You could say that medicine up until now has been all about replacements. If your heart valve isn't working, you replace it with another valve, say from a pig. Withregenerative medicine, you're treating the cause and using your own cells to perform the replacement. The hope is that by regenerating the tissue, you're causing the repairs to grow so that it's like normal.

Genetic disorders may or may not be heritable, i.e., passed down from the parents' genes. In non-heritable genetic disorders, defects may be caused by new mutations or changes to the DNA.

Past Conference Report

The success of the Human Genetics And Genetic Diseases has given us the prospect to bring the gathering one more time in Vancouver, Canada during April 24-25, 2023. Biomarkers Congress meeting engrossed a vicinity of comprehensive discussions on novel subjects like Human Genetics, Medical Genetics, Epigenetics, Gene Therapy, Stem Cell Research, Cytogenetics, Genetic Counseling, Biochemical Genetics, Genomics, Population Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Cancer Genetics, Pharmacogenetics and Immunogenetics.

Human Genetics 2023 extends its warm gratitude to all the previous year’s Honorable Guest and Keynote Speakers of the event:

Human Genetics 2019 | November 25-26, 2019 | Madrid, Spain

• Kari Stefansson, deCODE genetics, Iceland
• Sergey Suchkov, Sechenov University and Moscow Engineering Physical Institute
• Ben Borokhovsky, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA
• Ben Borokhovsky, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA
• Litvinova Larisa, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia
• Ainur Sibagatova, Medical Centre Hospital of President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
• Ewa Hordyjewska-Kowalczyk, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
• Michal Kielbus, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
• Maria Vulf, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia
• Haarlem genotype Helmi Mardassi, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
• Khaziakhmatova Olga, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia
• Komar Aleksandra, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia
• Almagul Nagimtayeva, Medical Centre Hospital of President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
• Seidalin Nazar, Medical Centre Hospital of President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
• Darta Pupola, University of Latvia, Latvia
• Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia

Market Analysis

Market Scenario

Genetics is nothing but the study of genes, their capacities and impacts. Atomic genetics, formative genetics, populace genetics and quantitative genetics, and human genetics are different sorts of hereditary investigations. Human genetics is the investigation of legacy in people, i.e., it is the investigation of legacy of attributes in kids from guardians. It incorporates the investigation of quality articulation, quality structure, transformation examination, cytogenetics and genomic imaging, genome structure and association, hereditary and physical mapping, malady affiliation contemplates, atomic diagnostics, genetics of complex illnesses, epistatic collaborations, and different ideas. It additionally decides different hereditary components in charge of ailments. It offers different points of interest, for example, distinguishing proof and determination and treatment of different illnesses, for example, malignant growth, cardiovascular sicknesses, and other hereditary maladies.

The worldwide human genetics advertise is driven by the expanding number of patients with hereditary ailments and expanding social insurance use by significant economies over the globe. Besides, the developing mindfulness about hereditary maladies, expanding interests in innovative work, and rising government bolster fuel the market development. Be that as it may, different variables control the development of the market, for example, greater expense of instruments and absence of gifted experts.

Worldwide Human Genetics Market is anticipating a solid development at a CAGR of 11.5% amid the estimate time frame.

Target Group

• Medical Research Laboratories
• Academic Medical Institutes and Universities
• Research and Development Companies
• Genetics & Genomic Industries

Regional Analysis

• America is the biggest market for human genetics inferable from the advancement in the diagnostics and medicinal innovation and broad utilization of new advances in genetics. Furthermore, the nearness of key players in the market likewise fills the market development. The U.S. is the biggest market for human genetics with an expansion in the number of concentrates in genetics and its significance in social insurance.
• The European market for human genetics is driven by the rising pervasiveness of various unending hereditary infections and expanding government support for innovative work exercises. In Germany, being the biggest market, the development is represented by the rising spotlight on research exercises by real market players in the field of genetics and innovative headway.
• In the Asia Pacific, the market is energized by the expanding mindfulness about research in hereditary infections and consistent ascent in the predominance of hereditary illnesses. Significant nations adding to the market development are China, Japan, and India because of expanding accessibility of research offices and nearness of talented workforce, for example, explore researchers and others.
• The Middle East and Africa holds minimal offer in the worldwide human genetics market and demonstrates a consistent development because of the rising interest for social insurance administrations and research exercises, poor financial condition, and less improvement in medicinal offices, particularly, in Africa.

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