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ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2017

FOXN1 deficient nude severe combined immunodeficiency.

Ioanna A Rota, Fatima Dhalla

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Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Topoisomerase 1 is required for the development and function of thymus.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025
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  14. Development of the Nude Rabbit Model.Stem cell reports · 2021
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  18. Pleiotropic Functions ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ioanna A RotaDevelopmental Immunology Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Fatima DhallaDevelopmental Immunology Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. fatima.dhalla@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk.
University of Oxford · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nude severe combined immunodeficiency is a rare inherited disease caused by autosomal recessive loss-of-function mutations in FOXN1. This gene encodes a transcription factor essential for the development of the thymus, the primary lymphoid organ that supports T-cell development and selection. To date nine cases have been reported presenting with the clinical triad of absent thymus resulting in severe T-cell immunodeficiency, congenital alopecia universalis and nail dystrophy. Diagnosis relies on testing for FOXN1 mutations, which allows genetic counselling and guides therapeutic management. Options for treating the underlying immune deficiency include HLA-matched genoidentical haematopoietic cell transplantation containing mature donor T-cells or thymus tissue transplantation. Experience from other severe combined immune deficiency syndromes suggests that early diagnosis, supportive care and definitive management result in better patient outcomes. Without these the prognosis is poor due to early-onset life threatening infections.

Indexed as

AlopeciaAnimalsForkhead Transcription FactorsMice, NudeMice, SCIDMutationReceptors, Interleukin-7Severe Combined ImmunodeficiencyT-LymphocytesForkhead Transcription Factorsinterleukin-7 receptor, alpha chainReceptors, Interleukin-7Whn proteinAlopeciaFOXN1ImmunodeficiencyNail dystrophyT-cellThymus

Identifiers

PMID28077132
PMCPMC5225657
OpenAlexW2568868627

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