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ReviewBMC medicine2014

Epigenetics in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

Tibor T Glant, Katalin Mikecz, Tibor A Rauch

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Review in BMC medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Biomarkers and the Latest Breakthroughs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. DNA hypomethylation ameliorates erosive inflammatory arthritis by modulating interferon regulatory factor-8.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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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.

Tibor T GlantSection of Molecular Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1735 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Tibor_Glant@rush.edu.
Katalin Mikecz
Tibor A Rauch
Rush University Medical Center · US

Funding

Mapping of Arthritis Susceptibility GenesR01AR059356 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI GLANT, TIBOR T. · 2010 to 2014
$2.2M
Identification of Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations in SpondyloarthritisR01AR062991 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MIKECZ, KATALIN · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
Immune Recognition of Citrullinated Cartilage PG Aggrecan in Autoimmune ArthritisR01AR064206 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MIKECZ, KATALIN · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
A Gene Regulatory Network Controlled by Transcription Factor ZBTB38 in RAR21AR064948 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAUCH, TIBOR ATTILA · 2013 to 2014
$348k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR059356NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062991NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064206NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064958NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR064948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of studies show that besides the inherited genetic architecture (that is, genomic DNA), various environmental factors significantly contribute to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Epigenetic factors react to external stimuli and form bridges between the environment and the genetic information-harboring DNA. Epigenetic mechanisms are implicated in the final interpretation of the encoded genetic information by regulating gene expression, and alterations in their profile influence the activity of the immune system. Overall, epigenetic mechanisms further increase the well-known complexity of rheumatoid arthritis by providing additional subtle contributions to rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility. Although there are controversies regarding the involvement of epigenetic and genetic factors in rheumatoid arthritis etiology, it is becoming obvious that the two systems (genetic and epigenetic) interact with each other and are ultimately responsible for rheumatoid arthritis development. Here, epigenetic factors and mechanisms involved in rheumatoid arthritis are reviewed and new, potential therapeutic targets are discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidChromatinDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMutationChromatin

Identifiers

PMID24568138
PMCPMC3936819
OpenAlexW2067398334

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