Current Omics Technologies in Biomarker Discovery

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Author(s): Wei Ding (Merck & Co., Inc., USA), Ping Qiu (Merck & Co., Inc., USA), Yan-Hui Liu (Merck & Co., Inc., USA)and Wenqing Feng (Accela Sciences, LLC, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 33
Source title: Handbook of Research on Computational and Systems Biology: Interdisciplinary Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Limin Angela Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Dongqing Wei (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Yixue Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)and Huimin Lei (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-491-2.ch004

Keywords: Biologically-Inspired Computing / Biotechnology and Bioinformatics / Engineering Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

Biomarkers are playing an increasingly important role in drug discovery and development and can be applied for many purposes, including disease mechanism study, diagnosis, prognosis, staging, and treatment selection. Advances in high-throughput “omics” technologies, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, significantly accelerate the pace of biomarker discovery. Comprehensive molecular profiling using these “omics” technology has become a field of intensive research aiming at identifying biomarkers relevant for improved diagnostics and therapeutics. Although each “omics” technology plays important roles in biomarker research, different “omics” platforms have different strengths and limitations. This chapter aims to give an overview of these “omics” technologies and their current application in the biomarker discovery.

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