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ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2017

What people with Down Syndrome can teach us about cardiopulmonary disease.

Kelley L Colvin, Michael E Yeager

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Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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.

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

57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Respiratory support in patients with Down syndrome: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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  20. Outcome of Down patients with repaired versus unrepaired atrioventricular septal defect.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kelley L ColvinDept of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Michael E YeagerDept of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA michael.yeager@ucdenver.edu.
Children's Hospital Colorado · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality among live-born infants. Through full or partial trisomy of chromosome 21, Down syndrome is associated with cognitive impairment, congenital malformations (particularly cardiovascular) and dysmorphic features. Immune disturbances in Down syndrome account for an enormous disease burden ranging from quality-of-life issues (autoimmune alopecia) to more serious health issues (autoimmune thyroiditis) and life-threatening issues (leukaemia, respiratory tract infections and pulmonary hypertension). Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases account for ∼75% of the mortality seen in persons with Down syndrome. This review summarises the cardiovascular, respiratory and immune challenges faced by individuals with Down syndrome, and the genetic underpinnings of their pathobiology. We strongly advocate increased comparative studies of cardiopulmonary disease in persons with and without Down syndrome, as we believe these will lead to new strategies to prevent and treat diseases affecting millions of people worldwide.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesDown SyndromeLung DiseasesCardiovascular SystemCause of DeathGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansLungPhenotypePrognosisRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID28223397
PMCPMC9489111
OpenAlexW2589497377

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