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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2012

Gender bias in skin cancer: role of catalase revealed.

Deeba N Syed, Hasan Mukhtar

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ultraviolet Light Protection: Is It Really Enough?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  5. Cancer susceptibility and reproductive trade-offs: a model of the evolution of cancer defences.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deeba N SyedDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Hasan Mukhtar
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sullivan et al. describe their finding that lower skin catalase activity in male as compared with female mice may be responsible for the increased skin carcinogenesis observed in UVB radiation-exposed male mice. This adds to the growing literature that points toward a gender bias in the pathogenesis of skin cancer. Delineating the events between UV exposure and carcinogenesis in relation to skin's antioxidant activity will provide insight into disease progression, prognosis, and responses to therapy. If substantiated with further studies in humans, this information may aid in designing gender-specific preventive measures aimed at reversing immune suppression through targeting the altered redox status in UV-exposed individuals.

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Ultraviolet RaysAnimalsCatalaseFemaleMaleMyeloid CellsSkinCatalase

Identifiers

PMID22327263
OpenAlexW2088101697

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