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ReviewVitamins and hormones2018

Molecular Aspects and Clinical Relevance of GDF9 and BMP15 in Ovarian Function.

Martina Belli, Shunichi Shimasaki

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Review in Vitamins and hormones, 2018. 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
89.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Versatile SMAD2 and SMAD3 epitope-tagged mouse models for genomic profiling of TGFβ signaling: Uncovering GDF9-SMAD2/3 targets.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  16. Potential Candidate Genes Associated with Litter Size in Goats: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  19. Association of Polymorphisms inDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martina BelliUniversity of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Shunichi ShimasakiUniversity of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States. Electronic address: sshimasaki@ucsd.edu.
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

The Role of FSH in Female InfertilityP50HD012303 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MELLON, PAMELA L · 1985 to 2020
$7.5M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD012303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth and differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) are oocyte-secreted factors with a leading role in the control of ovarian function in female reproduction, modulating both the cell fate of the somatic granulosa cells and the quality and developmental competence of the egg. This short review aims to consolidate the molecular aspects of GDF9 and BMP15 and their integral actions in female fertility to understand particularly their effects on oocyte quality and fetal growth. The significant consequences of mutations in the GDF9 and BMP15 genes in women with dizygotic twins as well as the clinical relevance of these oocyte factors in the pathogenesis of primary ovarian insufficiency and polycystic ovary syndrome are also addressed.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalOogenesisAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 15FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGranulosa CellsGrowth Differentiation Factor 9HumansMenstrual CycleMutationOocytesOvaryPolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancyPregnancy, TwinBone Morphogenetic Protein 15Growth Differentiation Factor 9BMP15Dizygotic twinFemale reproductionFolliculogenesisGDF9OocyteOvaryPolycystic ovary syndromePrimary ovarian insufficiencyTGF-β superfamily

Identifiers

PMID29544636
PMCPMC6309678
OpenAlexW2793861517

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