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SynthesisHuman genetics2016

Tooth agenesis and orofacial clefting: genetic brothers in arms?

M Phan, F Conte, K D Khandelwal, C W Ockeloen, T Bartzela, T Kleefstra, H van Bokhoven, M Rubini, H Zhou, C E L Carels

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Human genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

M PhanDepartment of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
F ConteDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
K D KhandelwalDepartment of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
C W OckeloenDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
T BartzelaDepartment of Orthodontics, Dentofacial Orthopedics and Pedodontics, Center for Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
T KleefstraDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
H van BokhovenDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
M RubiniDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Medical Genetic Unit, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
H ZhouDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
C E L CarelsDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Carine.Carels@kuleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0002-8974-9223
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEUniversity of Ferrara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tooth agenesis and orofacial clefts represent the most common developmental anomalies and their co-occurrence is often reported in patients as well in animal models. The aim of the present systematic review is to thoroughly investigate the current literature (PubMed, EMBASE) to identify the genes and genomic loci contributing to syndromic or non-syndromic co-occurrence of tooth agenesis and orofacial clefts, to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying their dual involvement in the development of teeth and facial primordia. Altogether, 84 articles including phenotype and genotype description provided 9 genomic loci and 26 gene candidates underlying the co-occurrence of the two congenital defects: MSX1, PAX9, IRF6, TP63, KMT2D, KDM6A, SATB2, TBX22, TGFα, TGFβ3, TGFβR1, TGFβR2, FGF8, FGFR1, KISS1R, WNT3, WNT5A, CDH1, CHD7, AXIN2, TWIST1, BCOR, OFD1, PTCH1, PITX2, and PVRL1. The molecular pathways, cellular functions, tissue-specific expression and disease association were investigated using publicly accessible databases (EntrezGene, UniProt, OMIM). The Gene Ontology terms of the biological processes mediated by the candidate genes were used to cluster them using the GOTermMapper (Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University), speculating on six super-clusters: (a) anatomical development, (b) cell division, growth and motility, (c) cell metabolism and catabolism, (d) cell transport, (e) cell structure organization and (f) organ/system-specific processes. This review aims to increase the knowledge on the mechanisms underlying the co-occurrence of tooth agenesis and orofacial clefts, to pave the way for improving targeted (prenatal) molecular diagnosis and finally to reflect on therapeutic or ultimately preventive strategies for these disabling conditions in the future.

Indexed as

Genetic Association StudiesAnodontiaBrainCleft LipCleft PalateGene Expression RegulationGene OntologyGenotypeHumansOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeProtein Biosynthesis

Identifiers

PMID27699475
PMCPMC5065589
OpenAlexW2529545690

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