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ReviewEpigenomics2012

The epigenetic lorax: gene-environment interactions in human health.

Keith E Latham, Carmen Sapienza, Nora Engel

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In one paragraph

Review in Epigenomics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Epigenetic findings in autism: new perspectives for therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Keith E LathamFels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. klatham@temple.edu
Carmen Sapienza
Nora Engel
Temple University · US

Funding

Research Project 4: Epigenetic Regulation of Retrotransposon Silencing and Male Fertility in the MouseP50HD068157 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Jamie Shuda · 2014 to 2026
$16.3M
PROJECT 4: TARGETING ADP-RIBOSE POLYMER DEPENDENT EPIGENETIC EVENTS IN MALE LINEU54HD068157 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BARTOLOMEI, MARISA S. · 2011 to 2013
$4.8M
Primate Embryo Gene Expression ResourceR24OD012221 · OD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LATHAM, KEITH E · 2012 to 2016
$3.0M
Nuclear Reprogramming and Phenotype in Cloned EmbryosR01HD043092 · NICHD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LATHAM, KEITH E · 2003 to 2013
$3.0M
Regulation of gene silencing by an imprinted non-coding RNAR01GM093066 · NIGMS · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI ENGEL, NORA I · 2011 to 2015
$1.4M
Analysis of Imprinting Control of the Beckwith Wiedeman DomainK22CA140361 · NCI · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI ENGEL, NORA I · 2009 to 2011
$491k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last decade, we have witnessed an explosion of information on genetic factors underlying common human diseases and disorders. This 'human genomics' information revolution has occurred as a backdrop to a rapid increase in the rates of many human disorders and diseases. For example, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, asthma, autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have increased at rates that cannot be due to changes in the genetic structure of the population, and are difficult to ascribe to changes in diagnostic criteria or ascertainment. A likely cause of the increased incidence of these disorders is increased exposure to environmental factors that modify gene function. Many environmental factors that have epidemiological association with common human disorders are likely to exert their effects through epigenetic alterations. This general mechanism of gene-environment interaction poses special challenges for individuals, educators, scientists and public policy makers in defining, monitoring and mitigating exposures.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGene-Environment InteractionHumans

Identifiers

PMID22920179
PMCPMC3471221
OpenAlexW2096646604

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Registered trials

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