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ArticleNature reviews. Endocrinology2015

Dyslipidaemia: Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency-a cautious leap forward.

Carla E M Hollak, G Kees Hovingh

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Article in Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 40% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carla E M HollakDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam 16:35, Netherlands.
G Kees HovinghDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam 16:35, Netherlands.
Academic Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency can lead to liver failure and early death. A recently published placebo-controlled trial shows that enzyme-replacement therapy improves plasma levels of lipids and aminotransferases, and reduces liver fat content. However, the effect on clinical end points and an appropriate indication for treatment remain to be established.

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FemaleHumansMaleSterol EsteraseWolman DiseaseSterol Esterase

Identifiers

PMID26503675
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