Gene, Environment and Allergic Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 4512
Special Issue Editor
2. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
3. College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
4. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 35053, Taiwan
Interests: probiotics, microbiome; genetic epidemiology; environmental epigenetics; pediatric environmental health; allergic diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a Special Issue on “Gene, Environment, and Allergic Diseases” that will be published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, IF 2.145, ISSN 1660-4601). The venue is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/ijerph/special_issues/Dermatitis. To check suitability, we encourage authors to send a short abstract or tentative title in advance to the Editorial Office at: [email protected]
The prevalence of allergic diseases increased dramatically over the past decade. It is generally believed that such rapid increase can be explained by the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Environmental exposures, such as allergens, tobacco smoke, air pollutants, endocrine disruptors, microbes, medication, diet, and stress may have important effects on allergic diseases. On the basis of how rapidly environmental changes have affected the incidence of allergic diseases, a full understanding of gene–environment interactions requires that epigenetic mechanisms and classical genetic mechanisms be taken into account. Insights into the relationship between genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors may pave the way for targeted therapies for allergic diseases in the era of personalized medicine and prevent the atopic march.
With this Special Issue, we invite you to submit high-quality original research articles or reviews that provide solid new findings extending the current state of knowledge on allergic disease spread. Preference will be given to contributions using longitudinal data and or experimental/intervention designs. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field and are due no later than the end of January 2020. IJERPH is fully open access. Open access (unlimited and free access by readers) increases publicity and promotes more frequent citations, as indicated by several studies. For further details on the submission process, please see the instructions for authors on the journal website.
Kind regards,
Dr. I-Jen Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Allergic diseases (atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma)
- Gene
- Epigenetics
- Biomarkers
- Exposures
- Probiotics
