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ArticlePediatric research2018

Survey of plasma proteins in children with progeria pre-therapy and on-therapy with lonafarnib.

Leslie B Gordon, Susan E Campbell, Joseph M Massaro, Ralph B D'Agostino, Monica E Kleinman, Mark W Kieran, Marsha A Moses

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Article in Pediatric research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Leslie B GordonDepartment of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Susan E CampbellCenter for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Joseph M MassaroDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ralph B D'AgostinoDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Monica E KleinmanDivisions of Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mark W KieranPediatric Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Marsha A MosesThe Vascular Biology Program and The Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Baim Institute for Clinical Research · USBoston Children's Hospital · USBrown University · USDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · USHarvard University · USHasbro Children's Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundHutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an ultra-rare, fatal, segmental premature aging syndrome caused by the aberrant lamin A protein, progerin. The protein farnesyltransferase inhibitor, lonafarnib, ameliorates some aspects of cardiovascular and bone disease.MethodsWe performed a prospective longitudinal survey of plasma proteins in 24 children with HGPS (an estimated 10% of the world's population at the time) at baseline and on lonafarnib therapy, compared with age- and gender-matched controls using a multi-analyte, microsphere-based immunofluorescent assay.ResultsThe mean levels for 23/66 (34.8%) proteins were significantly lower and 7/66 (10.6%) were significantly higher in HGPS samples compared with those in controls (P≤0.05). Six proteins whose concentrations were initially lower normalized with lonafarnib therapy: interleukins 1α, 7, and 13, beta-2 microglobulin, C-reactive protein, and myoglobin. Alpha-2 macroglobulin, a protease inhibitor associated with stroke, was elevated at baseline and subsequently normalized with lonafarnib therapy.ConclusionThis is the first study to employ a multi-analyte array platform in HGPS. Novel potential biomarkers identified in this study should be further validated by correlations with clinical disease status, especially proteins associated with cardiovascular disease and those that normalized with lonafarnib therapy.

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Adolescentbeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersBlood ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinDibenzocycloheptenesEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansInterleukin-13Interleukin-1alphaInterleukin-7Lamin Type AB2M protein, humanbeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersBlood ProteinsC-Reactive ProteinDibenzocycloheptenesEnzyme InhibitorsIL13 protein, humanIL1A protein, humanIL7 protein, humanInterleukin-13Interleukin-1alphaInterleukin-7Lamin Type AlonafarnibMyoglobinPiperidinesPyridines

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