Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37994477›Full record

ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2023

Inborn errors of amino acid metabolism - from underlying pathophysiology to therapeutic advances.

Shira G Ziegler, Jiyoung Kim, Jeffrey T Ehmsen, Hilary J Vernon

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Disease models & mechanisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Development and external validation of prediction models for major osteoporotic fracture and hip fracture in people with intellectual disability.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
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.

Shira G ZieglerDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-9755
Jiyoung KimDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jeffrey T EhmsenDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0403-7017
Hilary J VernonDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9940-9866
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Postdoctoral Medical Genetics Training GrantT32GM007471 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TAO WANG · 1985 to 2026
$8.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amino acids are organic molecules that serve as basic substrates for protein synthesis and have additional key roles in a diverse array of cellular functions, including cell signaling, gene expression, energy production and molecular biosynthesis. Genetic defects in the synthesis, catabolism or transport of amino acids underlie a diverse class of diseases known as inborn errors of amino acid metabolism. Individually, these disorders are rare, but collectively, they represent an important group of potentially treatable disorders. In this Clinical Puzzle, we discuss the pathophysiology, clinical features and management of three disorders that showcase the diverse clinical presentations of disorders of amino acid metabolism: phenylketonuria, lysinuric protein intolerance and homocystinuria due to cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) deficiency. Understanding the biochemical perturbations caused by defects in amino acid metabolism will contribute to ongoing development of diagnostic and management strategies aimed at improving the morbidity and mortality associated with this diverse group of disorders.

Indexed as

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsHomocystinuriaAmino AcidsHumansAmino AcidsAmino acidsInborn errors of metabolismNewborn screen

Identifiers

PMID37994477
PMCPMC10690057
OpenAlexW4388929712

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.