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ArticleNature2021

Dysregulation of brain and choroid plexus cell types in severe COVID-19.

Andrew C Yang, Fabian Kern, Patricia M Losada, Maayan R Agam, Christina A Maat, Georges P Schmartz, Tobias Fehlmann, Julian A Stein, Nicholas Schaum, Davis P Lee and 13 more

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 384 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
384citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
57.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

384 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 600 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Cross-Organ Neuroimmunology of Behavior.Annual review of immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrew C Yang *Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-4746
Fabian Kern *Chair for Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8223-3750
Patricia M LosadaDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Maayan R AgamDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Christina A MaatDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Georges P SchmartzChair for Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Tobias FehlmannChair for Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-2918
Julian A SteinInstitute for Neuropathology, Saarland University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Nicholas SchaumDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Davis P LeeDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Kruti CalcuttawalaDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Ryan T VestDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Daniela BerdnikDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Nannan LuDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Oliver HahnDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
David GateDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0481-9657
M Windy McNerneyDepartment of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Divya ChannappaDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Inma CobosDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Nicole LudwigDepartment of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Walter J Schulz-SchaefferInstitute for Neuropathology, Saarland University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5886-2322
Andreas KellerDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. andreas.keller@ccb.uni-saarland.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-0895
Tony Wyss-CorayChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. twc@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5893-0831
Stanford University · USSaarland University · DENeurosciences Institute · US

Funding

Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterAdmin Supp: Developing iPSC models for AD and PDP30AG066515 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer Kaci Fairchild · 2020 to 2026
$29.0M
Stanford Training Program in Aging ResearchT32AG047126 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI VYJEYANTHI S PERIYAKOIL, TONY WYSS-CORAY · 2014 to 2026
$4.3M
Targeting Cerebrovascular TGF Signaling in Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG059694 · NIA · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI LUO, JIAN, WYSS-CORAY, TONY · 2018 to 2018
$3.0M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066515NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG059694NIA NIH HHS T32 AG047126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the respiratory system, patients with and survivors of COVID-19 can suffer neurological symptoms

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overAstrocytesBrainCell NucleusChoroid PlexusCOVID-19FemaleHumansInflammationMaleMicrogliaMiddle AgedNeuronsSARS-CoV-2Single-Cell Analysis

Identifiers

PMID34153974
PMCPMC8400927
OpenAlexW3175961346

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Registered trials

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