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ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology2009

Hydroxyglutaric aciduria and malignant brain tumor: a case report and literature review.

Mahdi Aghili, Fatemeh Zahedi, Elham Rafiee

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Review in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 159 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahdi AghiliDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, Iran. aghili@sina.tums.ac.ir
Fatemeh Zahedi
Elham Rafiee
Imam Khomeini Hospital · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

L -2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L -2-OHGA) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited encephalopathy. This inborn error, characterized by psychomotor retardation, progressive ataxia and typical magnetic resonance imaging findings, presents in early infancy. To make a definitive diagnosis, an anomalous accumulation of L -2-hydroxyglutaric acid must be detected in body fluids. Here, we present a 17-year-old boy with L: -2-OHGA who developed an anaplastic ependymoma during the course of this disease. We also present a literature review including seven other patients who developed malignant brain tumors during the course of L -2-OHGA. This correlation may indicate a possible increased risk of brain tumors among patients with L -2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria.

Indexed as

AdolescentBrain Diseases, Metabolic, InbornEpendymomaFrontal LobeHumansHydroxy AcidsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleHydroxy Acids

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PMID18931888
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