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ReviewTherapeutic advances in rare disease

The role of the TSC Alliance in advancing therapy development: a patient organization perspective.

Steven L Roberds, Zoë Fuchs, Elizabeth M Cassidy, Samantha Metzger, Ayat Abi, Ashley J Pounders, Dean J Aguiar

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Review in Therapeutic advances in rare disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

7 authors.

Steven L RoberdsTSC Alliance, 8737 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0676-272X
Zoë FuchsTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1891-3196
Elizabeth M CassidyTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Samantha MetzgerTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Ayat AbiTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Ashley J PoundersTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9582-6360
Dean J AguiarTSC Alliance, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disease leading to malformations, or tubers, in the cerebral cortex and growth of tumors, most frequently in the brain, heart, kidneys, skin, and lungs. Changes in the brain caused by TSC usually have the biggest negative impact on quality of life. Approximately 85% of individuals with TSC have epilepsy, and TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND) affect nearly all individuals with TSC in some way. TSC Alliance's research strategy is built upon both funding and catalyzing research. Through grants, the organization provides funding directly to researchers through a competitive application process. The organization has also built a set of resources available to researchers worldwide, including a Natural History Database, Biosample Repository, and Preclinical Consortium. These resources catalyze research because they are available to qualified academic or industry researchers around the world, enabling an almost unlimited number of scientists to access data and resources to enable and accelerate research on TSC. This research strategy continues to be shaped by the needs and priorities of the TSC community, working toward a future where everyone affected by TSC can live their fullest lives.

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patient-centered researchpatient engagementresearch strategytranslational researchTSC Alliancetuberous sclerosis complex

Identifiers

PMID39070094
PMCPMC11273576

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