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Spatial omics integrates molecular profiling with spatial tissue context, enabling high-resolution analysis of gene expression, protein interactions, and epigenetic modifications. This approach provides critical insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic responses, with applications in cancer, neurology, and immunology. Spatial omics technologies, including spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and epigenomics, facilitate the study of cellular heterogeneity, tissue organization, and cell-cell interactions within their native environments. Despite challenges in data complexity and integration, advancements in multi-omics pipelines and computational tools are enhancing data accuracy and biological interpretation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of key spatial omics technologies, their analytical methods, validation strategies, and clinical applications. By integrating spatially resolved molecular data with traditional omics, spatial omics is transforming precision medicine, biomarker discovery, and personalized therapy. Future research should focus on improving standardization, reproducibility, and multimodal data integration to fully realize the potential of spatial omics in clinical and translational research.
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