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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2011

Biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: opportunities and limitations.

Robert Bowser, Martin R Turner, Jeremy Shefner

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Nucleus accumbens changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.American journal of neurodegenerative disease · 2023
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  16. Longitudinal biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2020
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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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Robert BowserDivision of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 350 West Thomas Street, Phoenix, AZ 85213, USA. robert.bowser@chw.edu
Martin R Turner
Jeremy Shefner
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · USSUNY Upstate Medical University · USUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701923
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insights into the mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have relied predominantly on the study of postmortem tissue. Modern technology has improved the ability of scientists to probe effectively the underlying biology of ALS by examination of genomic, proteomic and physiological changes in patients, as well as to monitor functional and structural changes in patients over the course of disease. While effective treatments for ALS are lacking, the discovery of biomarkers for this disease offers clinicians tools for rapid diagnosis, improved ways to monitor disease progression, and insights into the pathophysiology of sporadic ALS. The ultimate aim is to broaden the therapeutic options for patients with this disease.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisBiomarkersHumansBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID21989244
OpenAlexW2013154697

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