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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2019

Role of genetics, environment, and their interactions in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic esophagitis.

John Lyles, Marc Rothenberg

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  6. Sexual Dimorphism in Allergic and Mast Cell-Associated Diseases.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026
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  8. Mouse models of eosinophilic esophagitis: molecular and translational insights.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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  12. Eosinophilic esophagitis: Current concepts in diagnosis and management.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2024
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  14. Recent topics on gastrointestinal allergic disorders.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023
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  15. Genetic and Molecular Contributors in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2023
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  16. Eosinophilic Esophagitis-What Do We Know So Far?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John LylesDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States.
Marc RothenbergDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States. Electronic address: Marc.Rothenberg@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

Funding

The Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with Rare Diseases and Their FamiliesU2CTR002818 · NCATS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Maurizio Macaluso · 2019 to 2026
$51.2M
TSLP, IL-9-producing mucosal mast cells, and allergic inflammationU19AI070235 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey · 2006 to 2026
$31.3M
TRAINING (CAREER DEVELOPMENT) COMPONENTU54AI117804 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI GLENN T FURUTA, Marc E. Rothenberg · 2014 to 2026
$18.5M
Genetic and Immunological Dissection of Eosinophilic EsophagitisR01AI124355 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Marc E. Rothenberg · 2015 to 2026
$5.9M
Regulation of Gastrointestinal EosinophilsR37AI045898 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI ROTHENBERG, MARC E. · 2010 to 2019
$3.6M
Patient research in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseasesK24DK100303 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI FURUTA, GLENN T · 2013 to 2017
$889k
NCATS NIH HHS U2C TR002818NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124355NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI045898NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI070235NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI117804NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK100303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) since the 1990s has prompted investigations into its pathogenesis, natural history, and management. Identified genetic variants in FLG, DSG1, CAPN14, SPINK5, and SPINK7 link EoE to epithelial barrier dysfunction, whereas variants in CCL26, POSTN, and TSLP associate EoE with T helper type 2-mediated immunity. Early-life, infectious, and geographic factors have been implicated in promoting esophageal microbial dysbiosis and, subsequently, T helper type 2 immune responses. However, research into environmental factors and their interactions with genetic variants are not as developed as their genetic counterparts. Further research into the subgroups and epigenetics of EoE will likely promote further understanding.

Indexed as

Gene-Environment InteractionEosinophilic EsophagitisFilaggrin ProteinsGenetic VariationHumansFilaggrin Proteins

Identifiers

PMID31132551
PMCPMC6800613
OpenAlexW2945156999

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Registered trials

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