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ReviewF1000Research2017

Recent advances in understanding and managing IgG4-related disease.

Anna R Wolfson, Daniel L Hamilos

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Review in F1000Research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  12. Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2018
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  13. IgG4-Related Aortitis.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anna R WolfsonMassachusetts General Hospital, Allergy and Immunology Division, Cox 201, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Daniel L HamilosMassachusetts General Hospital, Allergy and Immunology Division, Cox 201, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgG4-related disease was only recently discovered, so its description, management, and new discoveries related to its etiology are rapidly evolving. Because IgG4 itself is a unique antibody which is intimately related to the diagnosis of the disease, the role of plasmablasts in the pathophysiology remains an active area of discussion. Recent studies have uncovered a possible role for CD4-positive cytotoxic T lymphocytes, T follicular helper cells, and M2 macrophages. The clinical presentation is variable and can be vague, as this disease affects many organs and new presentations are continuing to be described. The diagnosis depends on clinical and histopathological assessment. The mainstay of treatment is with glucocorticoids, but rituximab has recently shown promise. Monitoring disease activity using imaging modalities (including positron emission tomography) and serum markers is imperative, as relapses are common. IgG4-related disease spans many medical disciplines but is a treatable condition with which all clinicians should be familiar.

Indexed as

IgGIgG4IgG4 related diseaseplasmablastsSjogren’s syndrome

Identifiers

PMID28299186
PMCPMC5325071

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