Genomic Elements in Health, Disease and Evolution

• MicroRNAs' function and role in evolution.- MicroRNAs and disease.- piRNAs: Transposon silencing and germ line development.-Long non-coding cRNAs.- Unveiling transposable elements function to enrich knowledge for human physiology and disease pathogenesis.- Copy number variation in human health, disease and evolution.- Mini- and micro-satellite markers in health, disease and evolution.- Intron biology, focusing on group II introns, the ancestors of spliceosomal introns.- Centromeres in health, disease and evolution.- Structure and functions of telomeres in organismal homeostasis and disease.- Proximal regulatory elements with emphasis on CpG rich regions.- Genomic analysis through high-throughput sequencing.

“This is the first time I have seen a volume on genomics from the island of Cyprus. … The chapters are well written, are of high quality, and the references cited reflect an intimate knowledge of current literature. … This is a useful source for an introduction to the noncoding regions of the human genome.” (Krishna Dronamraju, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 92 (2), June, 2017)