Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29186243›Full record

ArticleAnais brasileiros de dermatologia

Familial progressive hyper- and hypopigmentation: a report on a Chinese family and evidence for genetic heterogeneity.

Fang Xiao-Kai, He Yue-Xi, Li Yan-Jia, Chen Li-Rong, Wang He-Peng, Sun Qing

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cutaneous findings in Fanconi anemia.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021
    Article
  2. Article
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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fang Xiao-KaiSchool of Medicine, Shandong University - Jinan, China.
He Yue-XiSchool of Medicine, Shandong University - Jinan, China.
Li Yan-JiaDepartment of Dermatology, The First Hospital of HeBei Medical University - Shijiazhuang, China.
Chen Li-RongDepartment of Dermatology, The First Hospital of HeBei Medical University - Shijiazhuang, China.
Wang He-PengDepartment of Dermatology, The First Hospital of HeBei Medical University - Shijiazhuang, China.
Sun QingDepartment of Dermatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University - Jinan, Shandong Sheng, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNShandong University · CNHebei Medical University · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamilial progressive hyper- and hypopigmentation (FPHH) is a rare genodermatosis that is characterized by diffuse hyper- and hypopigmented spots on the skin and mucous membranes. It is caused by a pathogenic mutation of the KITLG gene.

objectivesTo investigate the clinical features and mutation of the KITLG gene in a Chinese family with FPHH.

methodsHistopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of lesions from the proband was performed. The KITLG gene was screened for the presence of mutations.

resultsA Chinese family containing 14 individuals with FPHH was described, and the proband was a 5-year-old girl showing diffuse hyper- and hypopigmented lesions on her extremities and trunk. Histopathological and immunohistochemical staining for S100 and HMB45 of skin biopsy specimens from the hyperpigmented areas showed a striking increase in melanin throughout the epidermis, especially in the basal cell layer, and staining of hypopigmented area specimens displayed lower levels of melanin in the epidermis. Mutation analysis of the KITLG gene was performed, but no mutation was found. STUDY LIMITATIONS: The new pathogenic gene was not found.

conclusionA family with FPHH was described. Analysis revealed that its members did not have any mutations of the KITLG gene, which provided evidence for genetic heterogeneity of this genodermatosis.

Indexed as

Genetic HeterogeneityAsian PeopleChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansHyperpigmentationHypopigmentationImmunohistochemistryMaleMutationPedigree

Identifiers

PMID29186243
PMCPMC5514571
OpenAlexW2737076482

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.