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Human Endogenous Retroviruses in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Gabrielle L Adler, Kelvin Le, YuHong Fu, Woojin Scott Kim

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Review in Genes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

4 authors.

Gabrielle L AdlerBrain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
Kelvin LeBrain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
YuHong FuBrain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4539-2039
Woojin Scott KimBrain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4707-933X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are DNA transposable elements that have integrated into the human genome via an ancestral germline infection. The potential importance of HERVs is underscored by the fact that they comprise approximately 8% of the human genome. HERVs have been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, a group of CNS diseases characterized by a progressive loss of structure and function of neurons, resulting in cell death and multiple physiological dysfunctions. Much evidence indicates that HERVs are initiators or drivers of neurodegenerative processes in multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and clinical trials have been designed to target HERVs. In recent years, the role of HERVs has been explored in other major neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, with some interesting discoveries. This review summarizes and evaluates the past and current research on HERVs in neurodegenerative diseases. It discusses the potential role of HERVs in disease manifestation and neurodegeneration. It critically reviews antiretroviral strategies used in the therapeutic intervention of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Endogenous RetrovirusesNeurodegenerative DiseasesAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsHumansAlzheimer’s diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisbiomarkersclinical trialsfrontotemporal dementiahuman endogenous retrovirusmotor neuron diseasemultiple sclerosisneurodegenerative diseasesParkinson’s diseaseretrotransposon

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PMID38927681
PMCPMC11202925

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