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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2021

Impacts of NF1 Gene Mutations and Genetic Modifiers in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Wei Wang, Cheng-Jiang Wei, Xi-Wei Cui, Yue-Hua Li, Yi-Hui Gu, Bin Gu, Qing-Feng Li, Zhi-Chao Wang

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Bilateral pheochromocytoma as a late presentation of neurofibromatosis type 1.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports · 2026
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  15. Frequency and Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Patients With Neurofibromatosis.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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  17. [Clinical characterization in patients with neurocutaneous syndrome].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei WangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Cheng-Jiang WeiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xi-Wei CuiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yue-Hua LiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yi-Hui GuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bin GuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qing-Feng LiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhi-Chao WangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a tumor predisposition genetic disorder that directly affects more than 1 in 3,000 individuals worldwide. It results from mutations of the NF1 gene and shows almost complete penetrance. NF1 patients show high phenotypic variabilities, including cafe-au-lait macules, freckling, or other neoplastic or non-neoplastic features. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of the diversities of clinical symptoms might contribute to the development of personalized healthcare for NF1 patients. Currently, studies have shown that the different types of mutations in the NF1 gene might correlate with this phenomenon. In addition, genetic modifiers are responsible for the different clinical features. In this review, we summarize different genetic mutations of the NF1 gene and related genetic modifiers. More importantly, we focus on the genotype-phenotype correlation. This review suggests a novel aspect to explain the underlying mechanisms of phenotypic heterogeneity of NF1 and provides suggestions for possible novel therapeutic targets to prevent or delay the onset and development of different manifestations of NF1.

Indexed as

clinical variabilitygenotype-phenotype correlationmodifier genesneurofibromatosis type 1NF1 gene

Identifiers

PMID34566848
PMCPMC8455870
OpenAlexW3196526204

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