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ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism2022

Epigenetic regulation of bone mass.

Elizabeth M Curtis, Nicholas R Fuggle, Cyrus Cooper, Nicholas C Harvey

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06509776 (Early Life Determinants of Skeletal Maturation and Endocrine Health in Young Adults - A Nationwide Birth Cohort Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

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.

NCT06509776 enrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Early Life Determinants of Skeletal Maturation and Endocrine Health in Young Adults - A Nationwide Birth Cohort Study

TypeobservationalSponsorHolbaek SygehusRan2024 to 2031Enrolled2,000ConditionsOsteoporosis, Sarcopenia, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. MST4 as a key driver of osteoclast activation in osteoporosis.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026
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  9. Analysis of Epigenome-Wide Association Studies.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  13. Definition and Evolution of the Term Osteoporosis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023
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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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth M CurtisMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK.
Nicholas R FuggleMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK.
Cyrus CooperMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Nicholas C HarveyMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK. Electronic address: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk.
MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit · GBNIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Department of Health 10/33/04Medical Research Council G0400491Medical Research Council G0601019Medical Research Council MC_PC_21000Medical Research Council MC_PC_21001Medical Research Council MC_PC_21003Medical Research Council MC_PC_21022Medical Research Council MC_U147585819Medical Research Council MC_U147585824Medical Research Council MC_U147585827Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1015Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/2Medical Research Council MR/J000094/1Versus Arthritis 17702Versus Arthritis 21231Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis, characterised by low bone mass, poor bone structure, and an increased risk of fracture, is a major public health problem. There is increasing evidence that the influence of the environment on gene expression, through epigenetic processes, contributes to variation in BMD and fracture risk across the lifecourse. Such epigenetic processes include DNA methylation, histone and chromatin modifications and non-coding RNAs. Examples of associations with phenotype include DNA methylation in utero linked to maternal vitamin D status, and to methylation of target genes such as OPG and RANKL being associated with osteoporosis in later life. Epigenome-wide association studies and multi-omics technologies have further revealed susceptibility loci, and histone acetyltransferases, deacetylases and methylases are being considered as therapeutic targets. This review encompasses recent advances in our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of bone mass and osteoporosis development, and outlines possible diagnostic and prognostic biomarker applications.

Indexed as

Fractures, BoneOsteoporosisBone DensityDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomeHumansbonedevelopmentDNA methylationepidemiologyepigeneticsosteoporosis

Identifiers

PMID35120798
PMCPMC7614112
OpenAlexW4205801299

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