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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2021

Plasma and CSF Neurofilament Light Chain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study.

Veria Vacchiano, Andrea Mastrangelo, Corrado Zenesini, Marco Masullo, Corinne Quadalti, Patrizia Avoni, Barbara Polischi, Arianna Cherici, Sabina Capellari, Fabrizio Salvi and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. [Advances in the Structure and Function of Neurofilament Protein and Its Application in Early Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025
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  19. Clinical use and reporting of neurofilament quantification in neurological disorders: A global overview.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Veria VacchianoDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea MastrangeloDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Corrado ZenesiniIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Marco MasulloDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Corinne QuadaltiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Patrizia AvoniDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Barbara PolischiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Arianna ChericiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sabina CapellariDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Fabrizio SalviIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Rocco LiguoriDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Piero ParchiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

amyotrophic lateral sclerosisbiofluidbiomarkerdiagnosislongitudinalneurofilament light chainprognosisSimoa

Identifiers

PMID34744694
PMCPMC8569186
OpenAlexW3209134601

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