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ReviewThe Journal of investigative dermatology2023

Cutaneous Neurofibroma Heterogeneity: Factors that Influence Tumor Burden in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Chunhui Jiang, Renée M McKay, Sang Y Lee, Carlos G Romo, Jaishri O Blakeley, Muzlifah Haniffa, Eduard Serra, Matthew R Steensma, David Largaespada, Lu Q Le

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Review in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Chunhui JiangDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Renée M McKayDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Sang Y LeeDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Carlos G RomoDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jaishri O BlakeleyDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Muzlifah HaniffaBiosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom; NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Center Dermatology, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Eduard SerraHereditary Cancer Group, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Barcelona, Spain.
Matthew R SteensmaCenter for Cancer and Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
David LargaespadaMasonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Lu Q LeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Clinic, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; O'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Electronic address: lu.le@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

Project 4: Secondary Cancers Among NF1 Cancer SurvivorsU54CA196519 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KEVIN M. SHANNON · 2015 to 2026
$26.9M
Transcriptional Function of Krox20 in Development and TumorigenesisR01CA166593 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LE, LU · 2012 to 2022
$3.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA166593NCI NIH HHS U54 CA196519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is one of the most common genetic disorders of the nervous system and predisposes patients to develop benign and malignant tumors. Cutaneous neurofibromas (cNFs) are NF1-associated benign tumors that affect nearly 100% of patients with NF1. cNFs dramatically reduce patients' QOL owing to their unaesthetic appearance, physical discomfort, and corresponding psychological burden. There is currently no effective drug therapy option, and treatment is restricted to surgical removal. One of the greatest hurdles for cNF management is the variability of clinical expressivity in NF1, resulting in intrapatient and interpatient cNF tumor burden heterogeneity, that is, the variability in the presentation and evolution of these tumors. There is growing evidence that a wide array of factors are involved in the regulation of cNF heterogeneity. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity of cNF at the molecular, cellular, and environmental levels can facilitate the development of innovative and personalized treatment regimens.

Indexed as

NeurofibromaNeurofibromatosis 1Skin NeoplasmsHumansQuality of LifeTumor BurdencNFcutaneous neurofibromaECMextracellular matrixGEMgenetically engineered mouseknockoutKOLOHloss of heterozygositymalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorMAPK/extracellular signal–regulated kinase kinaseMEKMPNSTneurofibromatosis type 1NF1plexiform neurofibromapNF

Identifiers

PMID37318402
PMCPMC11173230

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