Osteoarthritis year in review 2017: genetics and epigenetics

Peffers, MJ ORCID: 0000-0001-6979-0440, Balaskas, P and Smagul, A (2018) Osteoarthritis year in review 2017: genetics and epigenetics. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE, 26 (3). pp. 304-311.

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Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this review is to describe highlights from original research publications related to osteoarthritis (OA), epigenetics and genomics with the intention of recognising significant advances.<h4>Design</h4>To identify relevant papers a Pubmed literature search was conducted for articles published between April 2016 and April 2017 using the search terms 'osteoarthritis' together with 'genetics', 'genomics', 'epigenetics', 'microRNA', 'lncRNA', 'DNA methylation' and 'histone modification'.<h4>Results</h4>The search term OA generated almost 4000 references. Publications using the combination of descriptors OA and genetics provided the most references (82 references). However this was reduced compared to the same period in the previous year; 8.1-2.1% (expressed as a percentage of the total publications combining the terms OA and genetics). Publications combining the terms OA with genomics (29 references), epigenetics (16 references), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) (11 references; including the identification of novel lncRNAs in OA), DNA methylation (21 references), histone modification (3 references) and microRNA (miR) (79 references) were reviewed. Potential OA therapeutics such as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been identified. A number of non-coding RNAs may also provide targets for future treatments.<h4>Conclusion</h4>There continues to be a year on year increase in publications researching miRs in OA (expressed as a percentage of the total publications), with a doubling over the last 4 years. An overview on the last year's progress within the fields of epigenetics and genomics with respect to OA will be given.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Osteoarthritis, Genetics, Epigenetics, Non-coding RNA
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2017 14:19
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:53
DOI:	10.1016/j.joca.2017.09.009
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3009884