Special Issue

Genetics in Surgical Practice: Advances in Hereditary and Endocrine Disorders

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Eugenia Yiannakopoulou, MD, PhD

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

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Research Interests: Pharmacogenomics and drug safety; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; prooxidants-antioxidants; systematic review-meta-analysis; breast cancer endocrine treatment; breast cancer targeted therapy; breast cancer chemoprophylaxis

About This Topic

Genetics plays a significant role in clinical practice, enabling the estimation of the risk of hereditary disease as well as guiding the prevention, the treatment and follow up. Novel technologies such as next generation sequencing that allow the sequencing of the whole human genome in 24 h, at affordable cost, render feasible the application of genetic and genomic information in surgical practice. Importantly, genetics plays a crucial role in surgical decision in the context of hereditary and endocrine disorders. Genetic testing is mandatory for phaechromocytoma as the diagnosis of hereditary phaeochromocytoma affects surgical decision on the extent of surgery and follow up. Especially genetic testing has revolutionized the surgical treatment of hereditary colorectal, breast and thyroid cancer. However, many open questions still exist and more knowledge is needed for fully integrating genomic information in the surgical practice.

Keywords

MEN I; MEN II; pheoachrmocytomema; hereditary colorectal cancer; hereditary breast cancer; hereditary thyroid cancer; hereditary pancreatic cancer; Lynch Syndrome

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