Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22732895›Full record

ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2012

Circulating microRNA is a biomarker of biliary atresia.

Adam M Zahm, Nicholas J Hand, LaTasha A Boateng, Joshua R Friedman

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Article in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Genetic background and biliary atresia.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2025
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  5. Progress in Biomarkers Related to Biliary Atresia.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2024
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  7. Epigenetics of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023
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  17. Biliary atresia: Where do we stand now?World journal of hepatology · 2016
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  19. Circulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Biliary Tract Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adam M ZahmDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Nicholas J Hand
LaTasha A Boateng
Joshua R Friedman
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Childhood Liver Disease Research Network Data Coordinating CenterU01DK062456 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MAGEE, JOHN C, MERION, ROBERT M · 2002 to 2019
$36.8M
TRANSGENIC AND CHIMERIC MOUSE COREP30DK050306 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI REBECCA G WELLS · 1997 to 2026
$32.5M
MicroRNA in Liver Development and DiseaseR01DK079881 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI FRIEDMAN, JOSHUA R. · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
Circulating miRNA as a biomarker for biliary atresiaR21DK095256 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI FRIEDMAN, JOSHUA R. · 2012 to 2013
$452k
Circulating microRNA as a novel biomarker for inflammatory bowel diseaseF32DK093252 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ZAHM, ADAM MATTHEW · 2011 to 2013
$162k
NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK093252NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK050306NIDDK NIH HHS P30-DK050306NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK079881NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK079881NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK095256NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK062456NIDDK NIH HHS U01DK062456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe lack of reliable noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers of biliary atresia (BA) results in delayed diagnosis and worsened patient outcome. Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are a new class of noninvasive biomarkers with encouraging diagnostic utility.

methodsWe examined the ability of serum miRNAs to distinguish BA from other forms of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. BA-specific serum miRNAs were identified using a microfluidic array platform and validated in a larger, independent sample set.

resultsThe miR-200b/429 cluster was significantly increased in the sera of patients with BA relative to infants with non-BA cholestatic disorders.

conclusionsCirculating levels of the miR-200b/429 cluster are elevated in infants with BA and have promising diagnostic clinical performance.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiliary AtresiaBiomarkersCholestasisDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansHyperbilirubinemiaInfantMiceMicroRNAsBiomarkersMicroRNAs

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PMID22732895
PMCPMC3459263
OpenAlexW2080213849

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