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ReviewIntractable & rare diseases research2019

Management strategies in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Junren Lu, Zhenjun Yao, Yi Yang, Chi Zhang, Jian Zhang, Ying Zhang

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Review in Intractable & rare diseases research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Review
  3. Muscular Dystrophies.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. DNA aptamers against the DUX4 protein reveal novel therapeutic implications for FSHD.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2020
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Junren LuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhenjun YaoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yi YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chi ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNZhongshan Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) also known as Landouzy-Dejerine disease, is an autosomal-dominant disorder of the skeletal muscles with the name according to the various muscle groups it affects: the face, shoulders and upper arms. It is the third most common genetic degenerative disorder of the skeletal muscles without specific patterns in all the affected individuals. At present there is no cure for the disease but numerous management strategies are available to improve the quality of life and prevent further degeneration of various muscle groups. This review aims to provide an insight on the management strategies for FSHD patients including both lifestyle and medical intervention.

Indexed as

clinical manifestationsFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyLandouzy-Dejerine diseasemanagementsurgical intervention

Identifiers

PMID30881851
PMCPMC6409109
OpenAlexW2921131852

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