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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2017

Immune deficiency and autoimmunity in patients with CTLA-4 (CD152) mutations.

N Verma, S O Burns, L S K Walker, D M Sansom

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Tumor Mutational Burden, Toxicity, and Response of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Targeting PD(L)1, CTLA-4, and Combination: A Meta-regression Analysis.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2020
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  20. In Vitro Analysis of CTLA-4-Mediated Transendocytosis by Regulatory T Cells.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

N VermaClinical Immunology Department, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
S O BurnsClinical Immunology Department, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
L S K WalkerDivision of Infection and Immunity, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
D M SansomDivision of Infection and Immunity, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6506-3115
The Royal Free Hospital · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N001435/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune deficiency disorders are a heterogeneous group of diseases of variable genetic aetiology. While the hallmark of immunodeficiency is susceptibility to infection, it is increasingly clear that autoimmunity is prevalent, suggestive of a more general immune dysregulation in some cases. With the increasing use of genetic technologies, the underlying causes of immune dysregulation are beginning to emerge. Here we provide a review of the heterozygous mutations found in the immune checkpoint protein CTLA-4, identified in cases of common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) with accompanying autoimmunity. Study of these mutations provides insights into the biology of CTLA-4 as well as suggesting approaches for rational treatment of these patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityCommon Variable ImmunodeficiencyCTLA-4 AntigenHumansImmunotherapyLymphocyte ActivationMutationSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesCTLA-4 Antigenautoimmunityco-stimulationimmunodeficiency diseasesregulatory T cellsT cells

Identifiers

PMID28600865
PMCPMC5588810
OpenAlexW2622275391

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