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ArticleExpert review of endocrinology & metabolism2016

Efficacy of N-carbamoyl-L-glutamic acid for the treatment of inherited metabolic disorders.

Cristel C Chapel-Crespo, George A Diaz, Kimihiko Oishi

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Article in Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism, 2016. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristel C Chapel-CrespoDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
George A DiazDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Kimihiko OishiDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

T32 training grant in medical genetics.T32GM082773 · NIGMS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Laszlo Tamas Kozicz, Eva Morava-Kozicz · 2008 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM082773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAREAS COVERED: The history, mechanism of action, and efficacy of this new drug are described. Moreover, clinical utility of NCG in a variety of inborn errors of metabolism with secondary NAGS deficiency is discussed. EXPERT COMMENTARY: NCG has favorable pharmacological features including better bioavailability compared to NAG. The clinical use of NCG has proven to be so effective as to make dietary protein restriction unnecessary for patients with NAGS deficiency. It has been also demonstrated to be effective for hyperammonemia secondary to other types of inborn errors of metabolism. NCG may have additional therapeutic potential in conditions such as hepatic hyperammonemic encephalopathy secondary to chemotherapies or other liver pathology.

Indexed as

Carbagluhyperammonemiainborn errors of metabolismN-acetyl glutamate deficiencyNAGSN-carbamoyl-L-glutamic acidurea cycle

Identifiers

PMID30034506
PMCPMC6054484
OpenAlexW2522256601

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