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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2018

Elucidating Gene-by-Environment Interactions Associated with Differential Susceptibility to Chemical Exposure.

Michele Balik-Meisner, Lisa Truong, Elizabeth H Scholl, Jane K La Du, Robert L Tanguay, David M Reif

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michele Balik-MeisnerBioinformatics Research Center, Center for Human Health and the Environment, Dept. of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Lisa TruongSinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
Elizabeth H SchollBioinformatics Research Center, Center for Human Health and the Environment, Dept. of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Jane K La DuSinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
Robert L TanguaySinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
David M ReifBioinformatics Research Center, Center for Human Health and the Environment, Dept. of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
North Carolina State University · USOregon State University · US

Funding

Research Experience and Training Coordination CoreP42ES016465 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Robyn L Tanguay · 2009 to 2026
$52.5M
STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENAP42ES005948 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FRY, REBECCA · 1992 to 2017
$45.4M
Translational Research Support CoreP30ES025128 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Sue Fenton · 2015 to 2026
$18.3M
GRADUATE TRAINING IN BIOINFORMATICST32ES007329 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Fred A. Wright · 2000 to 2026
$6.8M
Multidimensional in vivo Assessments of Engineered Nanomaterials and Biological InteractionsU01ES027294 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TANGUAY, ROBYN L · 2016 to 2021
$1.2M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES025128NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES005948NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES016465NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007329NIEHS NIH HHS U01 ES027294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundModern societies are exposed to vast numbers of potentially hazardous chemicals. Despite demonstrated linkages between chemical exposure and severe health effects, there are limited, often conflicting, data on how adverse health effects of exposure differ across individuals.

objectivesWe tested the hypothesis that population variability in response to certain chemicals could elucidate a role for gene-environment interactions (GxE) in differential susceptibility.

methodsHigh-throughput screening (HTS) data on thousands of chemicals in genetically heterogeneous zebrafish were leveraged to identify a candidate chemical (Abamectin) with response patterns indicative of population susceptibility differences. We tested the prediction by generating genome-wide sequence data for 276 individual zebrafish displaying susceptible (Affected) vs. resistant (Unaffected) phenotypes following identical chemical exposure.

resultsWe found GxE associated with differential susceptibility in the

conclusionsThe results for Abamectin in zebrafish demonstrate that GxE associated with naturally occurring, population genetic variation play a significant role in mediating individual response to chemical exposure. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2662.

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Gene-Environment InteractionGenetic VariationAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysIvermectinMalePhenotypeZebrafishabamectinIvermectin

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PMID29968567
PMCPMC6084885
OpenAlexW2809841952

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