Genes Chromosomes & Cancer will offer rapid publication of original full-length research articles brief communications perspectives reviews letters to the editors as well as editorial commentaries on genetic analysis as related to the study of neoplasia. Particular emphasis will be placed on work combining molecular and cytogenetic analyses of the genomic alterations of cancer cells. While preference will be given to research using analytical approaches descriptive studies and case reports will also be welcomed particularly when they offer insights regarding basic biologic mechanisms or the clinical management of neoplastic disorders. Specific areas covered will include: Chromosomal abnormalities in all benign and malignant disorders including changes that occur during neoplastic progression Changes in gene structure and regulation as a consequence of genomic rearrangements Chromosomal alterations involving genes related to the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation The correlation between genomic abnormalities and cellular phenotypic alterations The predictive value of alterations at the chromosomal and DNA levels in disease prognosis and in designing and monitoring cancer therapies Cytogenetic molecular and epidemiologic analyses of inherited disorders predisposing to cancer Chromosomal and/or genetic damage caused by external factors Descriptions of novel molecular biological and cytogenetic methods for genomic analysis.

基因染色體與癌癥將提供快速出版的原始全長研究文章，簡短的溝通觀點評論給編輯的信件，以及與腫瘤研究有關的基因分析的編輯評論。重點將放在結合分子和細胞遺傳學分析癌癥細胞基因組變化的工作上。盡管將優先采用分析方法進行研究，描述性研究和病例報告也將受到歡迎，特別是當它們提供關于腫瘤疾病基本生物學機制或臨床管理的見解時。涵蓋的具體領域包括：所有良性和惡性疾病的染色體異常，包括腫瘤進展期間發生的變化基因結構和調節的變化，由于基因組重排，涉及與細胞增殖和分化調節相關的基因的染色體改變。基因組異常與細胞表型改變之間的相關性：染色體和DNA水平變化對疾病預后的預測價值；設計和監測癌癥治療；細胞遺傳學分子和流行病學分析易患癌癥的遺傳性疾病；染色體和/或遺傳性疾病。由外部因素引起的MAGE描述了用于基因組分析的新的分子生物學和細胞遺傳學方法。