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ReviewSexual medicine reviews2016

The Genetic Basis of Peyronie Disease: A Review.

Amin S Herati, Alexander W Pastuszak

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Review in Sexual medicine reviews, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amin S HeratiCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Alexander W PastuszakCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: pastusza@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

K-12: Male Reproductive Health Research (MRHR) Career Development Program at BCMK12HD073917 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LAMB, DOLORES JEAN · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD073917
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeyronie disease (PD) is a progressive fibrotic disorder of the penile tunica albuginea that results in fibrotic penile plaques and can lead to penile deformity. Characterized by aberrant fibrosis resulting in part from the persistence of myofibroblasts and altered gene expression, the molecular factors underpinning PD and other related fibrotic diatheses are just being elucidated. A genetic link to PD was first identified three decades ago using pedigree analyses. However, the specific genetic factors that predispose patients to aberrant fibrosis remain unknown, and the relations between these fibrotic conditions and other heritable diseases, including malignancy, are uncharacterized.

aimTo review the current landscape linking molecular and genetic factors to aberrant fibrosis in PD and related fibrotic diatheses, including Dupuytren disease.

methodsReview and evaluation of the literature from 1970 to the present for genetic factors associated with PD were performed.

main outcome measuresData describing the genetic factors associated with PD were obtained.

resultsWe describe the known structural chromosomal abnormalities and single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with fibrotic diatheses and discuss the spectrum of differential gene expression data comparing normal tissues with those derived from men with PD or Dupuytren disease. We discuss epigenetic mechanisms that might regulate gene expression and alter predisposition to fibrosis.

conclusionAlthough the current understanding of the genetic factors associated with PD is limited, significant advances have been made during the past three decades. Further research is necessary to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the landscape of genetic factors responsible for the development of PD.

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Dupuytren ContractureFibrosisGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansMalePenile IndurationPenisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultCell Differentiation/GeneticsCell Division/GeneticsFibroblast/PathologyGene Expression Regulation/PhysiologyHumansMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPenile Induration/GeneticsPenile Induration/PathologyPenile Induration/Therapy

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PMID27872008
PMCPMC4778255
OpenAlexW2234963401

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