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ReviewGenes2021

IPEX Syndrome: Genetics and Treatment Options.

Iwona Ben-Skowronek

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Review in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Liver Involvement in Celiac Disease and Immune-Mediated Diseases of the Small Bowel.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  16. ProbioticNutrients · 2024
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  20. Crucial Role ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iwona Ben-SkowronekDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3003-8507
Medical University of Lublin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked) syndrome characterizes a complex autoimmune reaction beginning in the perinatal period, caused by a dysfunction of the transcription factor forkhead box P3 (FOXP3). (2) Objectives: Studies have shown the clinical, immunological, and molecular heterogeneity of patients with IPEX syndrome. The symptoms, treatment, and survival were closely connected to the genotype of the IPEX syndrome. Recognition of the kind of mutation is important for the diagnostics of IPEX syndrome in newborns and young infants, as well as in prenatal screening. The method of choice for treatment is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy. In children, supportive therapy for refractory diarrhea is very important, as well as replacement therapy of diabetes mellitus type 1 (DMT1) and other endocrinopathies. In the future, genetic engineering methods may be of use in the successful treatment of IPEX syndrome. (3) Conclusions: The genetic defects determine a diagnostic approach and prognosis, making the knowledge of the genetics of IPEX syndrome fundamental to introducing novel treatment methods.

Indexed as

DiarrheaForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMutationAllograftsAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleHumansImmune System DiseasesInfantInfant, NewbornMaleForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanautoimmunityFOXP3 mutationsgenetic engineeringHSCTIPEX syndrome

Identifiers

PMID33668198
PMCPMC7995986
OpenAlexW3130260997

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