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ReviewNeuropathology and applied neurobiology2021

Neurodegenerative movement disorders: An epigenetics perspective and promise for the future.

Megha Murthy, Yun Yung Cheng, Janice L Holton, Conceição Bettencourt

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Review in Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, 2021. 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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19citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Megha MurthyQueen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
Yun Yung ChengQueen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
Janice L HoltonQueen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
Conceição BettencourtQueen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9090-7690
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative movement disorders (NMDs) are age-dependent disorders that are characterised by the degeneration and loss of neurons, typically accompanied by pathological accumulation of different protein aggregates in the brain, which lead to motor symptoms. NMDs include Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Huntington's disease, among others. Epigenetic modifications are responsible for functional gene regulation during development, adult life and ageing and have progressively been implicated in complex diseases such as cancer and more recently in neurodegenerative diseases, such as NMDs. DNA methylation is by far the most widely studied epigenetic modification and consists of the reversible addition of a methyl group to the DNA without changing the DNA sequence. Although this research field is still in its infancy in relation to NMDs, an increasing number of studies point towards a role for DNA methylation in disease processes. This review addresses recent advances in epigenetic and epigenomic research in NMDs, with a focus on human brain DNA methylation studies. We discuss the current understanding of the DNA methylation changes underlying these disorders, the potential for use of these DNA modifications in peripheral tissues as biomarkers in early disease detection, classification and progression as well as a promising role in future disease management and therapy.

Indexed as

AgingBrainDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansHuntington DiseaseNeurodegenerative Diseasesbrain tissueDNA methylationepigeneticsepigenomicsEWASmovement disordersneurodegenerationpathogenesis

Identifiers

PMID34318515
PMCPMC9291277
OpenAlexW3185446813

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