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ReviewBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2019

Genetic approaches to metabolic bone diseases.

Fadil M Hannan, Paul J Newey, Michael P Whyte, Rajesh V Thakker

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Review in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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.

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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Metabolic bone disorders: what the internist must not overlook].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Vitamin B6 challenge as a tool for detecting ALPL mutations and diagnosing hypophosphatasia.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  4. Bone Health for Gynaecologists.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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  5. SP7: from Bone Development to Skeletal Disease.Current osteoporosis reports · 2023
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  7. Early-Onset Osteoporosis.Calcified tissue international · 2022
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  8. Secondary Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
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  9. Targeting TGF-β for treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2022
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  11. Effect of Urolithin A on Bone Repair in Mice with Bone Defects.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2022
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  12. Genetics and Epigenetics of Bone Remodeling and Metabolic Bone Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  17. Drugs for the treatment of metabolic bone diseases.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019
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  18. Genetic approaches to metabolic bone diseases.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019
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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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fadil M HannanAcademic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine,, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Paul J NeweyDivision of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee, UK.
Michael P WhyteCenter for Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular Research, Shriners Hospital for Children, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Rajesh V ThakkerAcademic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine,, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1438-3220
Barnes-Jewish Hospital · USJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBUniversity of Dundee · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SCAF/15/01Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 106995/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic bone diseases comprise a diverse group of disorders characterized by alterations in skeletal homeostasis, and are often associated with abnormal circulating concentrations of calcium, phosphate or vitamin D metabolites. These diseases commonly have a genetic basis and represent either a monogenic disorder due to a germline or somatic single gene mutation, or an oligogenic or polygenic disorder that involves variants in more than one gene. Germline single gene mutations causing Mendelian diseases typically have a high penetrance, whereas the genetic variations causing oligogenic or polygenic disorders are each associated with smaller effects with additional contributions from environmental factors. Recognition of familial monogenic disorders is of clinical importance to facilitate timely investigations and management of the patient and any affected relatives. The diagnosis of monogenic metabolic bone disease requires careful clinical evaluation of the large diversity of symptoms and signs associated with these disorders. Thus, the clinician must pursue a systematic approach beginning with a detailed history and physical examination, followed by appropriate laboratory and skeletal imaging evaluations. Finally, the clinician must understand the increasing number and complexity of molecular genetic tests available to ensure their appropriate use and interpretation.

Indexed as

Germ-Line MutationAnimalsBone Diseases, MetabolicBone RemodelingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TherapyHeredityHumansMedical History TakingMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesPedigreePenetrancePhenotypePhysical ExaminationPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisgenetic diseasesgenetics and pharmacogeneticsmolecular biologyosteoporosisrheumatology

Identifiers

PMID30357886
PMCPMC6533455
OpenAlexW2898303543

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