ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.11-1 | New Insights into Body Weight Regulation | ESPEYB16

11.1. Genetic architecture of human thinness compared to severe obesity

F Riveros-McKay , V Mistry , R Bounds , A Hendricks , JM Keogh , H Thomas , E Henning , LJ Corbin , Understanding Society Scientific Group , S O'Rahilly , E Zeggini , E Wheeler , I Barroso , IS Farooqi

To read the full abstract: PLoS Genet. 2019; 15(1):e1007603.This genome wide association study reveals new insights into the genetic basis of thinness by investigating a large cohort of healthy persistently thin individuals. In the past, it has been speculated that inheritance of thinness may constitute a protective factor against environmental factors disposing to obesity (1). Neverthel...

ey0018.5-9 | Translational highlights | ESPEYB18

5.9. Articular cartilage regeneration by activated skeletal stem cells

Murphy Matthew P , Koepke Lauren S , Lopez Michael T , Tong Xinming , Ambrosi Thomas H , Gulati Gunsagar S , Marecic Owen , Wang Yuting , Ransom Ryan C , Hoover Malachia Y , Steininger Holly , Zhao Liming , Walkiewicz Marcin P , Quarto Natalina , Levi Benjamin , Wan Derrick C , Weissman Irving L , Goodman Stuart B , Yang Fan , Longaker Michael T , Chan Charles K F

Nat Med. 2020 Oct;26(10):1583–1592 Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32807933/In brief: Improved treatments for osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint diseases are urgently needed. This study demonstrates, for the first time, that the synovial microenvironment can be modified to allow resident skeletal stem cells to form hyaline articular cartilage and thereby reg...