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ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2005

Cystic fibrosis modifier genes.

Jane Davies, Eric Alton, Uta Griesenbach

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Unexpected diagnosis of cystic fibrosis at liver biopsy: a report of four pediatric cases.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2007
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jane DaviesDepartment of Gene Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Emmanuel Kaye Building, Manresa Road, London, UK. j.c.davies@imperial.ac.uk
Eric Alton
Uta Griesenbach
Imperial College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the recognition that CFTR genotype was not a good predictor of pulmonary disease severity in CF, several candidate modifier genes have been identified. It is unlikely that a single modifier gene will be found, but more probable that several haplotypes in combination may contribute, which in itself presents a major methodological challenge. The aims of such studies are to increase our understanding of disease pathogenesis, to aid prognosis and ultimately to lead to the development of novel treatments.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, GeneticBacterial InfectionsCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorGastrointestinal DiseasesHaplotypesHumansLiver DiseasesPhenotypeResearchCFTR protein, humanCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

Identifiers

PMID16025767
PMCPMC1308808
OpenAlexW2993649054

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Registered trials

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