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ArticleCirculation. Cardiovascular genetics2017

Hyaluronidase 2 Deficiency Causes Increased Mesenchymal Cells, Congenital Heart Defects, and Heart Failure.

Biswajit Chowdhury, Bo Xiang, Michelle Liu, Richard Hemming, Vernon W Dolinsky, Barbara Triggs-Raine

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Article in Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hyaluronan in cardiac disease: implications for the extracellular matrix beyond collagen.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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  12. Hyaluronan, a double-edged sword in kidney diseases.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2022
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  13. Elucidating the clinical spectrum and molecular basis of HYAL2 deficiency.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2022
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  17. Hyaluronidases in Human Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  20. Extracellular Matrix Disparities in anFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Biswajit ChowdhuryFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.).
Bo XiangFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.).
Michelle LiuFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.).
Richard HemmingFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.).
Vernon W DolinskyFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.).
Barbara Triggs-RaineFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (B.C., M.L., R.H., B.T.-R.), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.X., V.W.D.), and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (V.W.D., B.T.-R.). barbara.triggs-raine@umanitoba.ca.
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyaluronan (HA) is required for endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and normal heart development in the mouse. Heart abnormalities in hyaluronidase 2 (HYAL2)-deficient ( METHODS AND

resultsEchocardiography revealed atrial enlargement, atrial tissue masses, and valvular thickening at 4 weeks of age, as well as diastolic dysfunction that progressed with age, in

conclusionsThese data demonstrate that disruption of normal HA catabolism in

Indexed as

AnimalsCardiomegalyCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibrosisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGPI-Linked ProteinsHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart FailureHeart Valve DiseasesHyaluronic AcidHyaluronoglucosaminidaseMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLGPI-Linked ProteinsHyal2 protein, mouseHyaluronic AcidHyaluronoglucosaminidasecor triatriatumdevelopmental biologyendocardiumextracellular matrixlive birth

Identifiers

PMID28196902
PMCPMC5331876
OpenAlexW2588865017

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