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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2024

Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics in rare movement disorders.

Michael Zech, Juliane Winkelmann

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
12.7field-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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Genetic Etiologies of Dystonia with Anarthria/Aphonia.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026
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  7. Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Dystonia and Chorea Linked to De Novo Variants in the Splicing Regulator SRRM4.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  8. Collaborative Genomics for Dystonia in Central and Eastern Europe: Successes Achieved, New Frontiers Ahead.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  12. Special Issue "Molecular Progression in Genome-Related Diseases".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  13. Integrating Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing for Precision Resolution of Genomic Variants in Dystonia.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  17. Rare Movement Disorders-An Approach for Clinicians.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. Long-Read Sequencing: The Third Generation of Diagnostic Testing for Dystonia.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Michael ZechInstitute of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Juliane WinkelmannInstitute of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. juliane.winkelmann@tum.de.ORCID 0009-0004-5673-5572
Helmholtz Zentrum München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to sequence entire exomes and genomes has revolutionized molecular testing in rare movement disorders, and genomic sequencing is becoming an integral part of routine diagnostic workflows for these heterogeneous conditions. However, interpretation of the extensive genomic variant information that is being generated presents substantial challenges. In this Perspective, we outline multidimensional strategies for genetic diagnosis in patients with rare movement disorders. We examine bioinformatics tools and computational metrics that have been developed to facilitate accurate prioritization of disease-causing variants. Additionally, we highlight community-driven data-sharing and case-matchmaking platforms, which are designed to foster the discovery of new genotype-phenotype relationships. Finally, we consider how multiomic data integration might optimize diagnostic success by combining genomic, epigenetic, transcriptomic and/or proteomic profiling to enable a more holistic evaluation of variant effects. Together, the approaches that we discuss offer pathways to the improved understanding of the genetic basis of rare movement disorders.

Indexed as

Movement DisordersProteomicsComputational BiologyGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansRare Diseases

Identifiers

PMID38172289
OpenAlexW4390571581

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Registered trials

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