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ReviewClinical journal of gastroenterology2018

Genetics and epigenetics in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cholangitis.

Satoru Joshita, Takeji Umemura, Eiji Tanaka, Masao Ota

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Review in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Ankylosing Spondylitis.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2022
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  20. [Preliminary screen of the susceptibility genes associated with the pathogenesis of primary biliary cholangitis in east Zhejiang].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Satoru JoshitaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan. joshita@shinshu-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6364-9654
Takeji UmemuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
Eiji TanakaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
Masao OtaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan. otamasao@shinshu-u.ac.jp.
Shinshu University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, slowly progressive cholestatic autoimmune liver disease predominantly afflicting women. PBC is characterized by the presence of disease-specific antimitochondrial antibodies and the histological destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, which eventually lead to cirrhosis and hepatic failure. Fortunately, ursodeoxycholic acid therapy has improved the outcome of the vast majority of PBC cases. Although the etiology of PBC has not yet been elucidated, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles have been consistently associated with disease onset for decades. PBC patients may also have genetically determined risk factors in non-HLA regions. Meanwhile, exposure to environmental factors, such as infectious diseases and harmful chemicals, can produce epigenetic alterations in some individuals and subsequent PBC onset. In this review, we describe the influence of HLA alleles and other gene polymorphisms on PBC along with the results of genome-wide association studies on this disease and its future prospects in terms of epigenetics.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGenome-Wide Association StudyAllelesCholangitisEnvironmental ExposureGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHLA AntigensHumansInterleukin-12Microsatellite RepeatsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSignal TransductionHLA AntigensInterleukin-12Genome-wide association studyHuman leukocyte antigenInterleukin 12 signaling pathwayPrimary biliary cholangitis

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PMID29159718
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