HealthAugust 10, 2026

proteogenomics

PRO-tee-oh-jeh-NO-miks

Definition

A field of biological research that combines proteomics (the study of proteins) and genomics (the study of genes) to understand how genetic variations influence the proteins produced in a cell or organism.

Etymology

The word is a portmanteau of proteomics and genomics. Proteomics stems from the word protein, which comes from the Greek 'proteios' meaning 'primary' or 'first rank', while genomics is derived from genome, a combination of 'gene' and the suffix '-ome'.

In the news

The article highlights how the Taiwan Cancer Moonshot has used proteogenomics to analyze the molecular biology of cancers in Asian populations, providing critical data to inform new immunotherapy treatments.

HanchorBio Partners with Taiwan Cancer Moonshot Team to Advance Precision Immunotherapy

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