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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2014

Primary immune deficiencies - principles of care.

Helen Chapel, Johan Prevot, Hubert Bobby Gaspar, Teresa Español, Francisco A Bonilla, Leire Solis, Josina Drabwell, Editorial Board for Working Party on Principles of Care at IPOPI

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Helen ChapelUniversity of Oxford , Oxford , UK.
Johan PrevotInternational Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (IPOPI) , Downderry , UK.
Hubert Bobby GasparUniversity College London Institute of Child Health , London , UK.
Teresa EspañolHospital General Vall d'Hebron , Barcelona , Spain.
Francisco A BonillaBoston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA , USA.
Leire SolisInternational Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (IPOPI) , Downderry , UK.
Josina DrabwellInternational Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (IPOPI) , Downderry , UK.
Editorial Board for Working Party on Principles of Care at IPOPI
The Patients Association · GBBoston Children's Hospital · USInstitute of Child Health · INUniversity of Oxford · GBVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

Medical Research Council G0501468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary immune deficiencies (PIDs) are a growing group of over 230 different disorders caused by ineffective, absent or an increasing number of gain of function mutations in immune components, mainly cells and proteins. Once recognized, these rare disorders are treatable and in some cases curable. Otherwise untreated PIDs are often chronic, serious, or even fatal. The diagnosis of PIDs can be difficult due to lack of awareness or facilities for diagnosis, and management of PIDs is complex. This document was prepared by a worldwide multi-disciplinary team of specialists; it aims to set out comprehensive principles of care for PIDs. These include the role of specialized centers, the importance of registries, the need for multinational research, the role of patient organizations, management and treatment options, the requirement for sustained access to all treatments including immunoglobulin therapies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, important considerations for developing countries and suggestions for implementation. A range of healthcare policies and services have to be put into place by government agencies and healthcare providers, to ensure that PID patients worldwide have access to appropriate and sustainable medical and support services.

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awarenessdiagnosismanagementprimary immunodeficienciestreatmentsworldwide

Identifiers

PMID25566243
PMCPMC4266088
OpenAlexW2125520756

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Registered trials

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