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ReviewJournal of inflammation research2019

Epigenetics of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Eleni Stylianou

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Review in Journal of inflammation research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Revisiting Epigenetics Fundamentals and Its Biomedical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Eleni StylianouConsultant Biomedical Scientist and Bioinformaticist, North Royalton, OH, USA, eleni.stylianou@att.net.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic, noncommunicable, and inflammation-associated diseases remain the largest cause of morbidity and mortality globally and within the United States. This is mainly due to our limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie these complex pathologies. The available evidence indicates that studies of epigenetics (traditionally defined as the heritable changes to gene expression that are independent of changes to DNA) are significantly advancing our knowledge of these inflammatory conditions. This review will focus on epigenetic studies of three diseases, that are among the most burdensome globally: cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of deaths worldwide, type 2 diabetes and, Alzheimer's disease. The current status of epigenetic research, including the ability to predict disease risk, and key pathophysiological defects are discussed. The significance of defining the contribution of epigenetic defects to nonresolving inflammation and aging, each associated with these diseases, is highlighted, as these are likely to provide new insights into inflammatory disease pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseatherosclerosisepigeneticsinflammatory diseasesnonresolving inflammationtype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID30588059
PMCPMC6304253

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