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ReviewAndrology2019

Germline genome protection: implications for gamete quality and germ cell tumorigenesis.

J C Bloom, A R Loehr, J C Schimenti, R S Weiss

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In one paragraph

Review in Andrology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 35 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J C BloomDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5989-9255
A R LoehrDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
J C SchimentiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
R S WeissDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3327-1379
Cornell University · US

Funding

Research and Career Training in Vertebrate Developmental GenomicsT32HD057854 · NICHD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI SCHIMENTI, JOHN C · 2010 to 2020
$1.3M
(PQD2) Molecular Basis for the Chemosensitivity of Testicular Germ Cell CancersR21CA185256 · NCI · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI WEISS, ROBERT S · 2014 to 2015
$371k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA185256NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD057854NIH HHS R21 CA185256NYSTEM C026421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGerm cells have a unique and critical role as the conduit for hereditary information and therefore employ multiple strategies to protect genomic integrity and avoid mutations. Unlike somatic cells, which often respond to DNA damage by arresting the cell cycle and conducting DNA repair, germ cells as well as long-lived pluripotent stem cells typically avoid the use of error-prone repair mechanisms and favor apoptosis, reducing the risk of genetic alterations. Testicular germ cell tumors, the most common cancers of young men, arise from pre-natal germ cells.

objectivesTo summarize the current understanding of DNA damage response mechanisms in pre-meiotic germ cells and to discuss how they impact both the origins of testicular germ cell tumors and their remarkable responsiveness to genotoxic chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a review of literature gathered from PubMed regarding the DNA damage response properties of testicular germ cell tumors and the germ cells from which they arise, as well as the influence of these mechanisms on therapeutic responses by testicular germ cell tumors. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: This review provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the developmental origins of male germ cells and their inherent germ cell-like DNA damage response directly impact the development and therapeutic sensitivity of testicular germ cell tumors.

conclusionsThe DNA damage response of germ cells directly impacts the development and therapeutic sensitivity of testicular germ cell tumors. Recent advances in the study of primordial germ cells, post-natal mitotically dividing germ cells, and pluripotent stem cells will allow for new investigations into the initiation, progression, and treatment of testicular germ cell tumors.

Indexed as

DNA DamageAnimalsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEmbryonic Germ CellsHumansNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalTesticular NeoplasmsapoptosischemoresistancechemosensitivityDNA damage responseDNA repairgerm celltesticular germ cell tumor

Identifiers

PMID31119900
PMCPMC6635098
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