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ReviewNeuron2016

The Evolution of Genetics: Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases.

Andrew Singleton, John Hardy

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In one paragraph

Review in Neuron, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed
11.9field-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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Validation of a Mitochondrial Polygenic Score for Parkinson's Disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025
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  8. Preserving the brain: forum on neurodegenerative diseases.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew SingletonLaboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: singleta@mail.nih.gov.
John HardyLaboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
National Institute on Aging · US

Funding

Genome wide SNP analysis in Parkinson's diseaseZIAAG000949 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI SINGLETON, ANDREW · 2009 to 2024
$12.6M
Genome wide SNP analysis in Parkinson's diseaseZ01AG000949 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI SINGLETON, ANDREW B · 2006 to 2008
$2.6M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic discoveries underlie the majority of the current thinking in neurodegenerative disease. This work has been driven by the significant gains made in identifying causal mutations; however, the translation of genetic causes of disease into pathobiological understanding remains a challenge. The application of a second generation of genetics methods allows the dissection of moderate and mild genetic risk factors for disease. This requires new thinking in two key areas: what constitutes proof of pathogenicity, and how do we translate these findings to biological understanding. Here we describe the progress and ongoing evolution in genetics. We describe a view that rejects the tradition that genetic proof has to be absolute before functional characterization and centers on a multi-dimensional approach integrating genetics, reference data, and functional work. We also argue that these challenges cannot be efficiently met by traditional hypothesis-driven methods but that high content system-wide efforts are required.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, MedicalHumansMutationParkinson DiseaseResearch DesignAlzheimer’s diseaseExome sequencingGeneticsGenome-wide associationParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID27311081
PMCPMC4936485
OpenAlexW2423692428

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