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ReviewPharmacogenomics and personalized medicine2023

Genetic Influence of Fracture Nonunion (FNU): A Systematic Review.

Mir Sadat-Ali, Hussain K Al-Omar, Khalid W AlTabash, Ammar K AlOmran, Dakheel A AlDakheel, Hasan N AlSayed

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Review in Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 2023. 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
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mir Sadat-Ali *The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8590-0830
Hussain K Al-Omar *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Military Medical City, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9680-4470
Khalid W AlTabash *The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9996-099X
Ammar K AlOmran *The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6659-5105
Dakheel A AlDakheel *The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Hasan N AlSayed *The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahd Hospital of the University · SAKing Fahd Military Medical Complex · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Nonunion of fractures occurs in about 15% of all fractures causing repeated surgical interference and prolonged morbidity. We performed this systematic review to assess genes and polymorphisms influencing fractures' nonunion (FNU). Methods: We searched between 2000 and July 2022 in PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Catalog, and the Science Citation Index, with the keywords nonunion of fractures, genetic influence, and GWAS. The exclusion criteria were review articles and correspondence. The data were retrieved to determine the number of studies, genes, and polymorphisms and the total number of subjects screened. Results: A total of 79 studies were reported on nonunion of fractures and genetic influence. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, ten studies with 4402 patients' data were analyzed. Nine studies were case-controlled, and 1 GWAS. It was identified that patients with polymorphisms in the genes Conclusion: We believe that for patients who develop an early nonunion of fractures, a genetic study should be conducted for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and genes so that alternative and more aggressive treatment can be performed to heal fractures without prolonged morbidity.

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fracturesgenesgenome wide association studyinfluencemorbiditynonunion

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PMID37305020
PMCPMC10254683
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