Proceedings of the Post-Genome Analysis for Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop

Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, David Karasik

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Purpose of the Review: Herein, we report on the proceedings of the workshop entitled “Post-Genome analysis for musculoskeletal biology” that was held in July of 2022 in Safed, Galilee, Israel. Supported by the Israel Science Foundation, the goal of this workshop was to bring together established investigators and their trainees who were interested in understanding the etiology of musculoskeletal disease, from Israel and from around the world. Recent Findings: Presentations at this workshop spanned the spectrum from basic science to clinical studies. A major emphasis of the discussion centered on genetic studies in humans, and the limitations and advantages of such studies. The power of coupling studies using human data with functional follow-up studies in pre-clinical models such as mice, rats, and zebrafish was discussed in depth. The advantages and limitations of mice and zebrafish for faithfully modelling aspects of human disease were debated, specifically in the context of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, adult-onset auto-immune disease, and osteosarcopenia. Summary: There remain significant gaps in our understanding of the nature and etiology of human musculoskeletal disease. While therapies and medications exist, much work is still needed to find safe and effective interventions for all patients suffering from diseases associated with age-related deterioration of musculoskeletal tissues. The potential of forward and reverse genetic studies has not been exhausted for diseases of muscles, joints, and bones.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)184-192
Number of pages9
JournalCurrent Osteoporosis Reports
Volume21
Issue number2
Early online date4 Mar 2023
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

  • Animal models
  • Functional follow-up to GWAS
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Sarcopenia

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Proceedings of the Post-Genome Analysis for Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this