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ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2016

Cystinosis: a review.

Mohamed A Elmonem, Koenraad R Veys, Neveen A Soliman, Maria van Dyck, Lambertus P van den Heuvel, Elena Levtchenko

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In one paragraph

Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05843851 (Scientific Basis for a Newborn Screening for Cystinosis and Primary Hyperoxaluria), which is not on this map. Cited by 151 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
151citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT05843851 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Scientific Basis for a Newborn Screening for Cystinosis and Primary Hyperoxaluria

TypeinterventionalSponsorCystinose StiftungRan2022 to 2026Enrolled200,000ConditionsCystinosis, Primary HyperoxaluriaArmsDiagnostic test
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

151 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 286 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  6. Failure to thrive in children with tubulopathies.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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  9. Refractory Rickets: Evaluation and Management.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026
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  11. Cystinosin regulates NaEMBO reports · 2026
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  19. Pancreatic involvement inMolecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2025
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91 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohamed A ElmonemDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology & Growth and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Koenraad R VeysDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology & Growth and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Neveen A SolimanDepartment of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation (CPNT), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Maria van DyckDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology & Growth and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Lambertus P van den HeuvelDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology & Growth and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Elena LevtchenkoDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology & Growth and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven & KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49-3000, Leuven, Belgium. elena.levtchenko@uzleuven.be.
KU Leuven · BECairo University · EGRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystinosis is the most common hereditary cause of renal Fanconi syndrome in children. It is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the CTNS gene encoding for the carrier protein cystinosin, transporting cystine out of the lysosomal compartment. Defective cystinosin function leads to intra-lysosomal cystine accumulation in all body cells and organs. The kidneys are initially affected during the first year of life through proximal tubular damage followed by progressive glomerular damage and end stage renal failure during mid-childhood if not treated. Other affected organs include eyes, thyroid, pancreas, gonads, muscles and CNS. Leucocyte cystine assay is the cornerstone for both diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of the disease. Several lines of treatment are available for cystinosis including the cystine depleting agent cysteamine, renal replacement therapy, hormonal therapy and others; however, no curative treatment is yet available. In the current review we will discuss the most important clinical features of the disease, advantages and disadvantages of the current diagnostic and therapeutic options and the main topics of future research in cystinosis.

Indexed as

Amino Acid Transport Systems, NeutralChildCystineCystinosisHumansAmino Acid Transport Systems, NeutralCTNS protein, humanCystine

Identifiers

PMID27102039
PMCPMC4841061
OpenAlexW2341643196

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