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ReviewNature2013

Fanconi anaemia and the repair of Watson and Crick DNA crosslinks.

Molly C Kottemann, Agata Smogorzewska

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Review in Nature, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 407 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
407citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
35.7field-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

407 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 611 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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347 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Molly C KottemannLaboratory of Genome Maintenance, The Rockefeller University, New York 10065, USA.
Agata Smogorzewska
Rockefeller University · US

Funding

Transforming Translational Science and Education to Benefit Human HealthUL1TR000043 · NCATS · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI COLLER, BARRY · 2012 to 2015
$26.8M
NCATS NIH HHS 8 UL1 TR000043NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The function of Fanconi anaemia proteins is to maintain genomic stability. Their main role is in the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks, which, by covalently binding the Watson and the Crick strands of DNA, impede replication and transcription. Inappropriate repair of interstrand crosslinks causes genomic instability, leading to cancer; conversely, the toxicity of crosslinking agents makes them a powerful chemotherapeutic. Fanconi anaemia proteins can promote stem-cell function, prevent tumorigenesis, stabilize replication forks and inhibit inaccurate repair. Recent advances have identified endogenous aldehydes as possible culprits of DNA damage that may induce the phenotypes seen in patients with Fanconi anaemia.

Indexed as

DNA RepairAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNAEthanolFanconi AnemiaFanconi Anemia Complementation Group ProteinsHumansStem CellsDNAEthanolFanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins

Identifiers

PMID23325218
PMCPMC3700363
OpenAlexW2015805015

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