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ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology2001

Role of transcription factors in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas: a review.

A Suhardja, K Kovacs, J Rutka

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Review in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Mutation and genomic amplification of the PIK3CA proto-oncogene in pituitary adenomas.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A SuhardjaDivision of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
K Kovacs
J Rutka
University of Toronto · CASt. Michael's Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diversity inherent in every organ has its roots in gene-expression variation and is revealed through distinctions in the molecular profile and hence the identity of individual cell type. Study into the molecular mechanisms of the development of individual cell type within the pituitary, which is under the control of transcription factors, has provided a basis for a deeper insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of a variety of hormone-producing pituitary tumors. Identification of some of these transcription factors in pituitary adenomas further supports their role in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of regulation of proliferation of pituitary cell types by transcription factors offers a basis for hope that rational genetic or pharmacologic therapies for pituitary tumors can be designed in the future.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenomaAmino Acid MotifsBinding SitesDNADNA-Binding ProteinsEstrogen Receptor alphaHelix-Loop-Helix MotifsHumansLeucine ZippersNeoplasm ProteinsPituitary NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptors, EstrogenStructure-Activity RelationshipDNADNA-Binding ProteinsEstrogen Receptor alphaNeoplasm ProteinsPOU1F1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptors, EstrogenTranscription Factor Pit-1Transcription Factors

Identifiers

PMID11859974
OpenAlexW31484369

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