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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2019

Therapeutic landscape for Batten disease: current treatments and future prospects.

Tyler B Johnson, Jacob T Cain, Katherine A White, Denia Ramirez-Montealegre, David A Pearce, Jill M Weimer

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
104citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.5field-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

104 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 186 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tyler B JohnsonPediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-942X
Jacob T CainPediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-9979
Katherine A WhitePediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Denia Ramirez-MontealegreCole Neuroscience Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
David A PearcePediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. david.pearce@sanfordhealth.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-063X
Jill M WeimerPediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. jill.weimer@sanfordhealth.org.
Sanford Research · USSanford Health · USUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center · US

Funding

Yeast 2 HybridP20GM103620 · NIGMS · SANFORD RESEARCH/USD · PI ROUX, KYLE J · 2013 to 2023
$24.2M
Novel mechanisms for distal transport in developing and mature neuronsR01NS082283 · NINDS · SANFORD RESEARCH/USD · PI WEIMER, JILL M · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103620NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Batten disease (also known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses) constitutes a family of devastating lysosomal storage disorders that collectively represent the most common inherited paediatric neurodegenerative disorders worldwide. Batten disease can result from mutations in 1 of 13 genes. These mutations lead to a group of diseases with loosely overlapping symptoms and pathology. Phenotypically, patients with Batten disease have visual impairment and blindness, cognitive and motor decline, seizures and premature death. Pathologically, Batten disease is characterized by lysosomal accumulation of autofluorescent storage material, glial reactivity and neuronal loss. Substantial progress has been made towards the development of effective therapies and treatments for the multiple forms of Batten disease. In 2017, cerliponase alfa (Brineura), a tripeptidyl peptidase enzyme replacement therapy, became the first globally approved treatment for CLN2 Batten disease. Here, we provide an overview of the promising therapeutic avenues for Batten disease, highlighting current FDA-approved clinical trials and prospective future treatments.

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HumansNeuronal Ceroid-LipofuscinosesTripeptidyl-Peptidase 1Tripeptidyl-Peptidase 1

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PMID30783219
PMCPMC6681450
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