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ReviewNeuroscience letters2016

DNA methylation in Huntington's disease: Implications for transgenerational effects.

Elizabeth A Thomas

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Review in Neuroscience letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluating the neuroprotective potential ofIn silico pharmacology · 2025
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  3. An Overview of Epigenetic Changes in the Parkinson's Disease Brain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  11. Role of DNMTs in the Brain.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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  13. DNA Methylation in Huntington's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth A ThomasDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States. Electronic address: bthomas@scripps.edu.
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Therapeutics for Huntington's DiseaseU01NS063953 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI GOTTESFELD, JOEL M. · 2010 to 2013
$5.1M
Disease Modifying Potential of Glatiramer Acetate in Huntington's diseaseR21NS087986 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI THOMAS, ELIZABETH A · 2014 to 2015
$521k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS087986NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS063953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating, neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat mutation in the HTT gene. A growing body of evidence suggests that epigenetic modifications play a key role in HD pathogenesis. Expression of the disease protein, huntingtin, leads to extensive transcriptional dysregulation due to disruption of histone-modifying complexes and altered interactions with chromatin-related factors. Such epigenetic mechanisms also readily respond to environmental factors, which are now thought to influence the risk, onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders, including HD. DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that has been studied intensively, however, its role in HD is just emerging. In this review, DNA methylation differences associated with HD will be summarized, as well as the role of environmental factors to alter DNA methylation in a manner that could alter disease phenotypes. Further, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance will be discussed in the context of relevant environmental factors and their potential links to HD. The study of epigenetic states in HD presents an opportunity to gain new insights into risk factors and pathogenic mechanisms associated with HD, as well as to inform about treatment options.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticGene-Environment InteractionGene ExpressionHumansHuntington DiseaseStress, PsychologicalDNA methylationEpigeneticNeurodegenerativeTransgenerational

Identifiers

PMID26522374
PMCPMC4864163
OpenAlexW2124857448

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