Top Trends in Multiomics Research: Evaluation of 52 Published Studies and New Ways of Thinking Terminology and Visual Displays.
OMICS
; 25(11): 681-692, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1541502
ABSTRACT
Multiomics study designs have significantly increased understanding of complex biological systems. The multiomics literature is rapidly expanding and so is their heterogeneity. However, the intricacy and fragmentation of omics data are impeding further research. To examine current trends in multiomics field, we reviewed 52 articles from PubMed and Web of Science, which used an integrated omics approach, published between March 2006 and January 2021. From studies, data regarding investigated loci, species, omics type, and phenotype were extracted, curated, and streamlined according to standardized terminology, and summarized in a previously developed graphical summary. Evaluated studies included 21 omics types or applications of omics technology such as genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, environmental omics, and pharmacogenomics, species of various phyla including human, mouse, Arabidopsis thaliana, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and various phenotypes, including cancer and COVID-19. In the analyzed studies, diverse methods, protocols, results, and terminology were used and accordingly, assessment of the studies was challenging. Adoption of standardized multiomics data presentation in the future will further buttress standardization of terminology and reporting of results in systems science. This shall catalyze, we suggest, innovation in both science communication and laboratory medicine by making available scientific knowledge that is easier to grasp, share, and harness toward medical breakthroughs.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Computational Biology
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Genomics
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Proteomics
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Metabolomics
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Reviews
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
OMICS
Journal subject:
Molecular Biology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Omi.2021.0160
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