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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2024

Gene-environment interactions in human health.

Esther Herrera-Luis, Kelly Benke, Heather Volk, Christine Ladd-Acosta, Genevieve L Wojcik

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Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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69citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

69 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Polygenic Risk Scores for Myopia: A Systematic Review of Predictive Performance and Clinical Potential.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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  12. Association of genetic risk and physical activity with incident type 2 diabetes.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026
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  13. Gene-Temperature Interactions and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  15. Genetic susceptibility to respiratory health effects from outdoor air pollution: a structured narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  16. An introduction to polygenic scores - methodological basics and recent advances.Medizinische Genetik : Mitteilungsblatt des Berufsverbandes Medizinische Genetik e.V · 2026
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

5 authors.

Esther Herrera-LuisDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kelly BenkeDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Heather VolkDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christine Ladd-AcostaDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Genevieve L WojcikDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. gwojcik1@jhu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7206-8088

Funding

GEARs Combining advances in Genomics and Environmental science to accelerate Actionable Research and practice in ASDR01ES034554 · NIEHS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Christine Ladd-Acosta, HEATHER E VOLK · 2022 to 2026
$9.7M
The influence of genetic ancestry and population-specific epidemiology on the transferability of genomic findings to diverse and admixed populationsR35HG011944 · NHGRI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WOJCIK, GENEVIEVE LIANNE · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
NHGRI NIH HHS R35 HG011944NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES034554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene-environment interactions (G × E), the interplay of genetic variation with environmental factors, have a pivotal impact on human complex traits and diseases. Statistically, G × E can be assessed by determining the deviation from expectation of predictive models based solely on the phenotypic effects of genetics or environmental exposures. Despite the unprecedented, widespread and diverse use of G × E analytical frameworks, heterogeneity in their application and reporting hinders their applicability in public health. In this Review, we discuss study design considerations as well as G × E analytical frameworks to assess polygenic liability dependent on the environment, to identify specific genetic variants exhibiting G × E, and to characterize environmental context for these dynamics. We conclude with recommendations to address the most common challenges and pitfalls in the conceptualization, methodology and reporting of G × E studies, as well as future directions.

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Gene-Environment InteractionMultifactorial InheritanceGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansModels, GeneticPhenotype

Identifiers

PMID38806721
PMCPMC12288441

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