The "GEnomics of Musculo Skeletal Traits TranslatiOnal NEtwork": Origins, Rationale, Organization, and Prospects release_e7m7lewpc5drtmtpuem53xzxry

by Fjorda Koromani, Nerea Alonso, Ines Alves, Maria Luisa Brandi, Ines Foessl, Melissa M. Formosa, Milana Frenkel Morgenstern, David Karasik, Mikhail Kolev, Outi Makitie, Evangelia Ntzani, Barbara Obermayer Pietsch (+7 others)

Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology by Frontiers Media SA.

2021   Volume 12, p709815

Abstract

Musculoskeletal research has been enriched in the past ten years with a great wealth of new discoveries arising from genome wide association studies (GWAS). In addition to the novel factors identified by GWAS, the advent of whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing efforts in family based studies has also identified new genes and pathways. However, the function and the mechanisms by which such genes influence clinical traits remain largely unknown. There is imperative need to bring multidisciplinary expertise together that will allow translating these genomic discoveries into useful clinical applications with the potential of improving patient care. Therefore "GEnomics of MusculoSkeletal traits TranslatiOnal NEtwork" (GEMSTONE) aims to set the ground for the: 1) functional characterization of discovered genes and pathways; 2) understanding of the correspondence between molecular and clinical assessments; and 3) implementation of novel methodological approaches. This research network is funded by <jats:italic>The European Cooperation in Science and Technology</jats:italic> (COST). GEMSTONE includes six working groups (WG), each with specific objectives: WG1-<jats:italic>Study populations and expertise groups:</jats:italic> creating, maintaining and updating an inventory of experts and resources (studies and datasets) participating in the network, helping to assemble focus groups defined by phenotype, functional and methodological expertise. WG2-<jats:italic>Phenotyping:</jats:italic> describe ways to decompose the phenotypes of the different functional studies into meaningful components that will aid the interpretation of identified biological pathways. WG3 <jats:italic>Monogenic conditions - human KO models:</jats:italic> makes an inventory of genes underlying musculoskeletal monogenic conditions that aids the assignment of genes to GWAS signals and prioritizing GWAS genes as candidates responsible for monogenic presentations, through biological plausibility. WG4 <jats:italic>Functional investigations</jats:italic>: creating a roadmap of genes and pathways to be prioritized for functional assessment in cell and organism models of the musculoskeletal system. WG5 <jats:italic>Bioinformatics</jats:italic> seeks the integration of the knowledge derived from the distinct efforts, with particular emphasis on systems biology and artificial intelligence applications. Finally, WG6 <jats:italic>Translational outreach</jats:italic>: makes a synopsis of the knowledge derived from the distinct efforts, allowing to prioritize factors within biological pathways, use refined disease trait definitions and/or improve study design of future investigations in a potential therapeutic context (e.g. clinical trials) for musculoskeletal diseases.
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