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ReviewClinical genetics2013

Building a brain in the gut: development of the enteric nervous system.

A M Goldstein, R M W Hofstra, A J Burns

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical genetics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.6field-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

87 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. ASSOCIATION OF RS2435357 AND RS1800858 POLYMORPHISMS IN RET PROTO-ONCOGENE WITH HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2019
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27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 4 countries.

A M GoldsteinDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
R M W Hofstra
A J Burns
Erasmus MC · NLMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Gdnf and endothelin-3 regulate colorectal enteric nervous system developmentR01DK080914 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GOLDSTEIN, ALLAN M · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
Medical Research Council G0800973NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK080914NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK080914
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the intrinsic innervation of the gastrointestinal tract, is an essential component of the gut neuromusculature and controls many aspects of gut function, including coordinated muscular peristalsis. The ENS is entirely derived from neural crest cells (NCC) which undergo a number of key processes, including extensive migration into and along the gut, proliferation, and differentiation into enteric neurons and glia, during embryogenesis and fetal life. These mechanisms are under the molecular control of numerous signaling pathways, transcription factors, neurotrophic factors and extracellular matrix components. Failure in these processes and consequent abnormal ENS development can result in so-called enteric neuropathies, arguably the best characterized of which is the congenital disorder Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), or aganglionic megacolon. This review focuses on the molecular and genetic factors regulating ENS development from NCC, the clinical genetics of HSCR and its associated syndromes, and recent advances aimed at improving our understanding and treatment of enteric neuropathies.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainEnteric Nervous SystemGastrointestinal TractHumansNeuronsSignal Transduction

Identifiers

PMID23167617
PMCPMC3721665
OpenAlexW1892969415

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Registered trials

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