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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2024

Epigenetics in Glaucoma.

Fabiana D'Esposito, Caterina Gagliano, Philip Anthony Bloom, Maria Francesca Cordeiro, Alessandro Avitabile, Giuseppe Gagliano, Ciro Costagliola, Teresio Avitabile, Mutali Musa, Marco Zeppieri

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

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

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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

10 authors.

Fabiana D'EspositoImperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG) Unit, Imperial College, London NW1 5QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7938-876X
Caterina GaglianoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", Piazza dell'Università, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8424-0068
Philip Anthony BloomImperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG) Unit, Imperial College, London NW1 5QH, UK.
Maria Francesca CordeiroEye Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Alessandro AvitabileEye Clinic, Catania University San Marco Hospital, Viale Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 95121 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-1051-876X
Giuseppe GaglianoEye Clinic, Catania University San Marco Hospital, Viale Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 95121 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-0059-5253
Ciro CostagliolaEye Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8477-6188
Teresio AvitabileEye Clinic, Catania University San Marco Hospital, Viale Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 95121 Catania, Italy.
Mutali MusaDepartment of Optometry, University of Benin, Benin City 300238, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-7486-8361
Marco ZeppieriDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5545

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is defined as a "genetically complex trait", where modifying factors act on a genetic predisposing background. For the majority of glaucomatous conditions, DNA variants are not sufficient to explain pathogenesis. Some genes are clearly underlying the more "Mendelian" forms, while a growing number of related polymorphisms in other genes have been identified in recent years. Environmental, dietary, or biological factors are known to influence the development of the condition, but interactions between these factors and the genetic background are poorly understood. Several studies conducted in recent years have led to evidence that epigenetics, that is, changes in the pattern of gene expression without any changes in the DNA sequence, appear to be the missing link. Different epigenetic mechanisms have been proven to lead to glaucomatous changes in the eye, principally DNA methylation, post-translational histone modification, and RNA-associated gene regulation by non-coding RNAs. The aim of this work is to define the principal epigenetic actors in glaucoma pathogenesis. The identification of such mechanisms could potentially lead to new perspectives on therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticGlaucoma, Open-AngleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlaucomaHumansDNA methylationepigeneticsglaucomatous neurodegenerationhistone modificationsnon-coding RNAsopen angle glaucoma

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PMID38929522
PMCPMC11205742

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