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ReviewEndocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America2017

Genetics of Lipodystrophy.

Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J Brown

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Review in Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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.

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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marissa LightbourneEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 10-CRC/1-3330, MSC 1103, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Rebecca J BrownNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10-CRC, Room 6-5942, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: brownrebecca@mail.nih.gov.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Molecular and Clinical Studies of Insulin ResistanceZIADK047050 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI BROWN, REBECCA · 2009 to 2025
$6.1M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 DK999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipodystrophy disorders are characterized by selective loss of fat tissue with metabolic complications including insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and nonalcoholic liver disease. These complications can be life-threatening, affect quality of life, and result in increased health care costs. Genetic discoveries have been particularly helpful in understanding the pathophysiology of these diseases, and have shown that mutations affect pathways involved in adipocyte differentiation and survival, lipid droplet formation, and lipid synthesis. In addition, genetic testing can identify patients whose phenotypes are not clearly apparent, but who may still be affected by severe metabolic complications.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueHumansHypertriglyceridemiaInsulin ResistanceLipodystrophyMutationNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseBerardinelli-Seip syndromeDunnigan syndromeKobberling syndromeLeptinLipodystrophy

Identifiers

PMID28476236
PMCPMC5424609
OpenAlexW2591509558

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