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ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2018

Adenosine deaminase deficiency: a review.

Aisling M Flinn, Andrew R Gennery

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Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers.

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97citing papers in PubMed
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

97 citing papers in PubMed, 187 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aisling M FlinnInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Andrew R GenneryInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. andrew.gennery@ncl.ac.uk.
Great North Children's Hospital · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency leads to an accumulation of toxic purine degradation by-products, most potently affecting lymphocytes, leading to adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency. Whilst most notable affects are on lymphocytes, other manifestations include skeletal abnormalities, neurodevelopmental affects and pulmonary manifestations associated with pulmonary-alveolar proteinosis. Affected patients present in early infancy, usually with persistent infection, or with pulmonary insufficiency. Three treatment options are currently available. Initial treatment with enzyme replacement therapy may alleviate acute symptoms and enable partial immunological reconstitution, but treatment is life-long, immune reconstitution is incomplete, and the reconstituted immune system may nullify the effects of the enzyme replacement. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant has long been established as the treatment of choice, particularly where a matched sibling or well matched unrelated donor is available. More recently, the use of gene addition techniques to correct the genetic defect in autologous haematopoietic stem cells treatment has demonstrated immunological and clinical efficacy. This article reviews the biology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of ADA-deficiency.

Indexed as

Adenosine DeaminaseAgammaglobulinemiaFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMalePulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencyAdenosine DeaminaseAdenosine deaminaseGene therapyHaematopoietic stem cell transplantationNeurodevelopmentPulmonary alveolar proteinosisisSevere combined immunodeficiency

Identifiers

PMID29690908
PMCPMC5916829
OpenAlexW2807045529

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