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ArticlePloS one2021

Epigenome wide association study of response to methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Helen R Gosselt, Costanza L Vallerga, Pooja R Mandaviya, Erik Lubberts, Johanna M W Hazes, Robert de Jonge, Sandra G Heil

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Helen R GosseltDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9262-7411
Costanza L VallergaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Pooja R MandaviyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik LubbertsDepartment of Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Johanna M W HazesDepartment of Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Robert de JongeDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sandra G HeilDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo identify differentially methylated positions (DMPs) and regions (DMRs) that predict response to Methotrexate (MTX) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsDNA from baseline peripheral blood mononuclear cells was extracted from 72 RA patients. DNA methylation, quantified using the Infinium MethylationEPIC, was assessed in relation to response to MTX (combination) therapy over the first 3 months.

resultsBaseline DMPs associated with response were identified; including hits previously described in RA. Additionally, 1309 DMR regions were observed. However, none of these findings were genome-wide significant. Likewise, no specific pathways were related to response, nor could we replicate associations with previously identified DMPs.

conclusionNo baseline genome-wide significant differences were identified as biomarker for MTX (combination) therapy response; hence meta-analyses are required.

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DNA MethylationAdultAgedAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidCpG IslandsEpigenomeFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesAntirheumatic AgentsMethotrexate

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PMID33690661
PMCPMC7946177
OpenAlexW3134256518

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