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ReviewReviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders2023

Genetics and epigenetics in the obesity phenotyping scenario.

Khanh Trang, Struan F A Grant

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Review in Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 1 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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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

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

  1. Molecular Effects of Physical Activity and Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  4. Epigenetic regulation in a high-sugar environment (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  13. The Genetic Blueprint of Obesity: From Pathogenesis to Novel Therapies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Khanh TrangCenter for Spatial and Functional Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-508X
Struan F A GrantCenter for Spatial and Functional Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. grants@chop.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2025-5302

Funding

Genome Wide Association Study for Childhood ObesityR01HD056465 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI GRANT, STRUAN F A · 2008 to 2024
$9.5M
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and miceUM1DK126194 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GRANT, STRUAN F A, KAESTNER, KLAUS H · 2020 to 2024
$8.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD056465NIDDK NIH HHS UM1 DK126194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a common complex trait that elevates the risk for various diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A combination of environmental and genetic factors influences the pathogenesis of obesity. Advances in genomic technologies have driven the identification of multiple genetic loci associated with this disease, ranging from studying severe onset cases to investigating common multifactorial polygenic forms. Additionally, findings from epigenetic analyses of modifications to the genome that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence have emerged as key signatures in the development of obesity. Such modifications can mediate the effects of environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle, on gene expression and clinical presentation. This review outlines what is known about the genetic and epigenetic contributors to obesity susceptibility, along with the albeit limited therapeutic options currently available. Furthermore, we delineate the potential mechanisms of actions through which epigenetic changes can mediate environmental influences and the related opportunities they present for future interventions in the management of obesity.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Epigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansObesityEpigeneticsGeneticsGenomicsGWASMonogenicObesityPolygenic

Identifiers

PMID37032403
PMCPMC10088729

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