Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15973459›Full record

ReviewGenes and immunity2005

Multiple sclerosis genetics: leaving no stone unturned.

J R Oksenberg, L F Barcellos

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Review in Genes and immunity, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
16.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. High-throughput, high-fidelity HLA genotyping with deep sequencing.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2012
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  14. Polymorphism of Apo lipoprotein E gene and the risk of multiple sclerosis.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2011
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J R OksenbergDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. oksen@itsa.ucsf.edu
L F Barcellos
University of California, Berkeley · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compelling epidemiologic and molecular data indicate that genes play a primary role in determining who is at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), how the disease progresses, and how someone responds to therapy. The genetic component of MS etiology is believed to result from the action of allelic variants in several genes. Their incomplete penetrance and moderate individual effect probably reflects epistatic interactions, post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms, and significant environmental influences. Equally significant, it is also likely that locus heterogeneity exists, whereby specific genes influence susceptibility and pathogenesis in some individuals but not in others. With the aid of novel analytical algorithms, the combined study of genomic, transcriptional, proteomic, and phenotypic information in well-controlled study groups will define a useful conceptual model of pathogenesis and a framework for understanding the mechanisms of action of existing therapies for this disorder, as well as the rationale for novel curative strategies.

Indexed as

Genetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanAnimalsAutoimmunityChromosome MappingChromosomes, HumanEpistasis, GeneticHumansMultiple SclerosisProteomicsSignal Transduction

Identifiers

PMID15973459
OpenAlexW2094013223

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