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Gene Variants Related to Primary Familial Brain Calcification: Perspectives from Bibliometrics and Meta-Analysis

Dehao Yang, Yangguang Lu, Honghao Huang, Yiqun Chen, Zihan Jiang, Ruotong Yao, Yiran Bu, Yu Li, Zhidong Cen and Wei Luo
eNeuro 2 June 2025, 12 (6) ENEURO.0058-25.2025; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0058-25.2025
Dehao Yang
1Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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Yangguang Lu
2The First School of Medicine, School of Information and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Honghao Huang
3Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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Yiqun Chen
2The First School of Medicine, School of Information and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Zihan Jiang
4The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Ruotong Yao
2The First School of Medicine, School of Information and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Yiran Bu
2The First School of Medicine, School of Information and Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Yu Li
4The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Zhidong Cen
1Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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    Information of regions on relevant research. A, Distribution of regions contributing to the field. B, Regions’ collaboration world map. C, Trends in the number of publications and citations.

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    Bibliometric analysis of authors: (A) plots of the top 20 most produced authors’ H-index and citation data; (B) authors’ production over time of the top 10 most productive authors. NP, number of publications; AF, articles fractionalized; TC, total citation; LC, local citation.

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    Co-occurrence and network analysis. A, Network analysis of the keywords. B, The co-citation relationship of the articles. C, Network of collaborative relationships between institutions. D, Journal analysis in the research field of genetic effects in PFBC. The dual-map overlay of journals on PFBC generated by CiteSpace software. Specifically, the labels represented different research subjects covered by the journals. Different colored lines correspond to the different paths of references, starting from the citing journals (left half) to the cited journals (right half). The main citing journals were shown in the blue box and the main cited journals were shown in the green box.

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    Forest plots of primary outcome in meta-analysis. A, SLC20A2 variant detection rate combined result. B, PDGFRB variant detection rate combined result. C, PDGFB variant detection rate combined result. D, XPR1 variant detection rate combined result. E, MYORG variant detection rate combined result.

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    Forest plot of secondary outcome in meta-analysis. A, Differences among TCS scores of variants’ location; B, combined result of age of onset. C, Combined results of headache phenotype rate. D, Combined results of cognitive disorder phenotype rate. E, Combined results of movement disorder phenotype rate. F, Combined results of mental symptom phenotype rate. G, Combined results of language disorder phenotype rate. H, Combined results of asymptomatic phenotype rate.

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    Top 10 most cited publications on PFBC-related researches

    SCRTitleFAYearJournalTCLCTCYNTCNLC
    1Mutations in SLC20A2 link familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with phosphate homeostasisWang C.2012Nat Genet32314826.922.262.98
    2Mutations in the gene encoding PDGF-B cause brain calcifications in humans and miceKeller A.2013Nat Genet25612723.272.642.43
    3Mutations in XPR1 cause primary familial brain calcification associated with altered phosphate exportLegati A.2015Nat Genet23111125.673.693.81
    4Mutation of the PDGFRB gene as a cause of idiopathic basal ganglia calcificationNicolas G.2013Neurology22612420.552.332.37
    5Phenotypic spectrum of probable and genetically-confirmed idiopathic basal ganglia calcificationNicolas G.2013Brain1739515.731.791.82
    6Biallelic mutations in MYORG cause autosomal recessive primary familial brain calcificationYao X.P.2018Neuron1227520.333.735.93
    7Role of phosphate sensing in bone and mineral metabolismChande S.2018Nat Rev Endocrinol122520.333.730.40
    8Mutations in SLC20A2 are a major cause of familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcificationHsu S.C.2013Neurogenetics1177410.641.211.42
    9Novel overgrowth syndrome phenotype due to recurrent de novo PDGFRB mutationTakenouchi T.2015J Pediatr85129.441.360.41
    10Loss of function of SLC20A2 associated with familial idiopathic Basal Ganglia calcification in humans causes brain calcifications in miceJensen N.2013J Mol Neurosci83487.550.860.92
    • SCR, standard competition ranking; FA, first author; LC, local citation; TC, total citation; TCY, total citation per year; NLC, normalized local citations; NTC, normalized total citation.

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    Characteristics of the 18 included in meta-analysis

    AuthorYearCountryStudy DesignSample SizeReported GeneReported Phenotype
    Chen et al.2013ChinaCS20 (14 Familial + 6 Sporadic)SLC20A2Headache, movement disorder, dysarthria, asymptomatic
    Nicolas et al.2013FranceCC72 (19 Familial + 6 Sporadic + 47 Probable PFBC)SLC20A2, PDGFRBCognitive disorder, movement disorder, mental symptom, asymptomatic
    Hsu et al.2013USARC218 (All Familial)SLC20A2N.A.
    Baker et al.2014USACS27 (All Familial)SLC20A2N.A.
    Sanchez et al.2014USACS26 (All Familial)PDGFRB, PDGFBN.A.
    Nicolas et al.2015FranceCS57 (46 Familial + 11 Sporadic)SLC20A2, PDGFRB, PDGFBCognitive disorder, movement disorder, mental symptom, asymptomatic
    Anheim et al.2016FranceCS18 (All Sporadic)XPR1Movement disorder
    David et al.2016FranceCS24 (14 Familial + 10 Sporadic)SLC20A2headache, cognitive disorder, mental symptom
    Gebus et al.2017FranceCS80 (All Sporadic)SLC20A2, PDGFRB, PDGFB, XPR1Cognitive disorder, movement disorder
    Ramos et al.2018ItalyCS177 (All Familial)SLC20A2, PDGFRB, PDGFB, XPR1Cognitive disorder, movement disorder, mental symptom, asymptomatic
    Hozumi et al.2018JapanCC42 (29 Familial + 13 HC)SLC20A2, PDGFBN.A.
    Chen et al.2019ChinaRC273 (All Familial)SLC20A2, PDGFRB, PDGFB, XPR1Headache, movement disorder
    Chen et al.2020ChinaRC435 (All Familial)MYORGMovement disorder, dysarthria, mental symptom
    Giorgio et al.2019ItalyCS50 (All Sporadic)SLC20A2Headache, movement disorder, mental symptom, asymptomatic
    Grangeon et al.2019FranceCS29 (All Familial)MYORGCognitive disorder, asymptomatic
    Guo et al.2019ChinaRC226 (35 Familial + 191 Sporadic)SLC20A2, PDGFRB, PDGFB, XPR1headache, movement disorder, asymptomatic
    Chelban et al.2020UKCS86 (All Familial)MYORGHeadache, cognitive disorder, movement disorder, dysarthria, asymptomatic
    Kurita et al.2021JapanCS173 (All Sporadic)SLC20A2, PDGFRBHeadache
    • CS, cross-sectional study; CC, case–control study; RC, retrospective cohort study; HC, healthy control; Ref, reference.

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    Table 3.

    Methodological quality evaluation of the 18 studies included in the meta-analysis

    StudyMajor components of JBI checklist for cross-sectional studies
    Were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined?Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail?Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way?Were objective criteria used for measurement of the condition?Were confounding factors identified?Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated?Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way?Was appropriate statistical analysis used?
    Chen et al. (2013)YesYesYesUnclearYesUnclearYesYes
    Baker et al. (2014)YesYesYesYesUnclearUnclearYesYes
    Sanchez-Contreras et al. (2014)YesYesYesYesUnclearUnclearYesYes
    Nicolas et al. (2015)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Anheim et al. (2016)YesYesYesYesUnclearUnclearYesYes
    David et al. (2016)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Gebus et al. (2017)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Ramos et al. (2018)YesYesYesYesYesUnclearYesYes
    Giorgio et al. (2019)YesYesYesYesUnclearUnclearYesYes
    Grangeon et al. (2019)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Chelban et al. (2020)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    Kurita et al. (2021)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
    StudyItems of Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for case–control studies
    SelectionComparabilityExposureTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)
    Nicolas et al. (2013a)★★★★★★★★★9
    Hozumi et al. (2018)★★★★★★★★★9
    StudyItems of Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort studies
    SelectionComparabilityOutcomeTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(2)(3)
    Hsu et al. (2013)★★★★★★★✩✩7
    Chen et al. (2020)★★★★★★★★✩8
    Chen et al. (2019)★★★★★★★★✩8
    Guo et al. (2019)★★★★★✩★★✩7
    • NOS scare for case–control studies: selection, (1) is case definition adequate, (2) representativeness of the cases, (3) selection of controls, (4) definition of controls; comparability, comparability on basis of design or analysis; exposure, (1) ascertainment of exposure, (2) same method of ascertainment for cases and controls, (3) nonresponse rate. NOS scale for cohort studies: Selection, (1) representativeness of the exposed cohort, (2) selection of the nonexposed cohort, (3) ascertainment of exposure to implants, (4) demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study; comparability: comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis; outcome, (1) assessment of outcome, (2) was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur, (3) adequacy of follow-up cohorts.

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