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ReviewCells2020

Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency: An Update.

Miroslava Didiášová, Antje Banning, Heiko Brennenstuhl, Sabine Jung-Klawitter, Claudio Cinquemani, Thomas Opladen, Ritva Tikkanen

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 50 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Miroslava DidiášováInstitute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 24, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Antje BanningInstitute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 24, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Heiko BrennenstuhlUniversity Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Sabine Jung-KlawitterUniversity Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Claudio CinquemaniSSADH-Defizit e.V., Leipziger Platz 5, 50733 Cologne, Germany.
Thomas OpladenUniversity Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Ritva TikkanenInstitute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 24, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADH-D) is a genetic disorder that results from the aberrant metabolism of the neurotransmitter γ-amino butyric acid (GABA). The disease is caused by impaired activity of the mitochondrial enzyme succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase. SSADH-D manifests as varying degrees of mental retardation, autism, ataxia, and epileptic seizures, but the clinical picture is highly heterogeneous. So far, there is no approved curative therapy for this disease. In this review, we briefly summarize the molecular genetics of SSADH-D, the past and ongoing clinical trials, and the emerging features of the molecular pathogenesis, including redox imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction. The main aim of this review is to discuss the potential of further therapy approaches that have so far not been tested in SSADH-D, such as pharmacological chaperones, read-through drugs, and gene therapy. Special attention will also be paid to elucidating the role of patient advocacy organizations in facilitating research and in the communication between researchers and patients.

Indexed as

AdultAmino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsAnimalsChildClinical Trials as TopicDevelopmental DisabilitiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme Replacement Therapygamma-Aminobutyric AcidGenetic TherapyHumansMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationSuccinate-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenasegamma-Aminobutyric AcidSuccinate-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenaseautophagyclinical trialsenzyme replacement therapygamma-amino butyric acidorganic aciduriaspharmacological chaperonessuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency

Identifiers

PMID32093054
PMCPMC7072817
OpenAlexW3001452379

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