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Genetic Determinants of Wound Healing: Monogenic Disorders and Polygenic Influence.

Stephanie M Mueller, Nalani Miller, Jasleen Gill, LaYow C Yu, Michael Drake Pike, Dennis P Orgill

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Review in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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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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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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Stephanie M MuellerDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-1130-2004
Nalani MillerJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-8059-8763
Jasleen GillHarvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3091-3102
LaYow C YuHarvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-7849-0844
Michael Drake PikeHarvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-5382-6027
Dennis P OrgillDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8279-7310

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Wound healing is a highly coordinated process encompassing hemostasis, inflammation, angiogenesis, keratinocyte migration, collagen deposition, and extracellular matrix remodeling. Successful repair also requires adequate nutrient and oxygen delivery through a well-developed vascular supply. Disruption of these processes can occur through aberrations in diverse biological pathways, including extracellular matrix organization, cellular adhesions, angiogenesis, and immune regulation. (2) Methods: We reviewed mechanisms of impaired tissue repair in monogenic disorders by focusing on three categories-connective tissue, hematological/immunological, and aging-related disorders-to illustrate how single-gene defects disrupt inflammation, cellular proliferation, and matrix remodeling. Additionally, we reviewed various polygenic disorders-chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity-to contrast complex multifactorial pathologies with single-gene defects. (3) Results: This review establishes that genetic impediments, despite their distinct etiologies, monogenic and polygenic disorders share critical downstream failures in the wound healing cascade. While monogenic diseases illustrate direct causal links between specific protein deficits and repair failure, polygenic diseases demonstrate how multifactorial stressors overwhelm the body's regenerative capacity. (4) Conclusions: This review synthesizes current evidence on both monogenic diseases and polygenic contributions to impaired wound healing. These findings highlight that genetic susceptibility is a decisive factor in the ability to restore tissue homeostasis. This underscores the profound impact of genetic background on the efficacy of hemostasis, inflammation, and remodeling.

Indexed as

Genetic Diseases, InbornMultifactorial InheritanceWound HealingAnimalsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansdiabetes mellitusEhlers-Danlos syndromeepidermolysis bullosahemophilialeukocyte adhesion deficiencymonogenic diseaseobesitypolygenic diseasesickle cell diseasewound healing

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PMID41511357
PMCPMC12786084

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